へとへとhetoheto

1. na-adjective, no-adjectivecompletely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
   その仕事しごとでへとへとだ。↗

   That job took a lot out of me.

• SynonymくたくたCasualColloquial. Much the same as 「ヘトヘト」 and largely interchangeable with it; also describes clothes gone soft with wear or food boiled to a pulp.
• SynonymしんどいCasualColloquial with a Kansai flavor: tired or drained, and also for tasks that are a hassle, as in 「仕事がしんどい」.
• RelatedふらふらNeutralNeutral. Describes wobbling or dizzy unsteadiness on your feet — the body feeling weak, not just tired, as in 「熱でふらふらする」.
• RelatedボロボロCasualColloquial. For things worn to rags, and figuratively for being battered emotionally or physically, as in 「心がボロボロ」; stresses damage, not mere fatigue.
• Related疲れたつかれたNeutralNeutral and the most ordinary way to say you are tired; milder than 「ヘトヘト」 and does not necessarily imply complete exhaustion.
• Antonym元気げんきNeutralNeutral. Means lively, energetic and in good health — the opposite of 「ヘトヘト」, dead tired.

For dead tired, colloquial 「ヘトヘト」 and 「くたくた」 are largely interchangeable; 「疲れた」 is the everyday neutral word. Use 「ふらふら」 when you can barely stand, and 「しんどい」 in Kansai-flavored speech.

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1. ひどく疲つかれているさま。