飽きる・厭きる・倦きる|あきるakiru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
飽きる飽きる is the most common form and the recommended choice for beginners; use it as the usual written choice when expressing this meaning.
厭きる厭きる is a rarely used variant, so learners should choose 飽きる instead when writing this word.
倦きる倦きる is a rarely used variant, so learners should choose 飽きる instead when writing this word.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, suffix, intransitive verbto get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to grow weary of; to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become bored with
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 飽きる（あきる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 飽きます（あきます） |
| Negative (nai) | 飽きない（あきない） |
| polite (masen) | 飽きません（あきません） |
| classical zu / nu | 飽きず・飽きぬ（あきず・あきぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 飽きた（あきた） |
| polite (mashita) | 飽きました（あきました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 飽きなかった（あきなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 飽きませんでした（あきませんでした） |
| Te form | 飽きて（あきて） |
| Potential | 飽きられる（あきられる） |
| Passive | 飽きられる（あきられる） |
| Causative | 飽きさせる（あきさせる） |
| Causative passive | 飽きさせられる（あきさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 飽きれば（あきれば） |
| tara | 飽きたら（あきたら） |
| Volitional | 飽きよう（あきよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 飽きましょう（あきましょう） |
| Imperative | 飽きろ（あきろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymうんざりするNeutralFed up — thoroughly sick of something, with strong disgust. 「飽きる」 is milder: losing interest because something keeps repeating.
- Related退屈たいくつNeutralBoredom: something is dull, or you have nothing to do and time hangs heavy. 「飽きる」 is tiring of a particular thing.
- Related倦怠けんたいWrittenWritten/formal word for weariness of body and mind, as in 「倦怠感」「倦怠期」; 「飽きる」 stresses being sick of something.
- Related倦むあぐむWrittenFormal and rare: losing interest after repeating the same thing. As a suffix, 「～あぐむ」 means progress is blocked, as in 「攻めあぐむ」.
- Antonym飽きないNeutralOpposite of 「飽きる」 on the interest side: never growing tired of something, staying fond of it.
- Antonym熱中するNeutralOpposite of 「飽きる」 in degree of engagement: being absorbed in something.
- Antonym夢中になるNeutralOpposite of 「飽きる」 in degree of engagement: being fascinated by or crazy about something.
Use 「飽きる」 for tiring of something through repetition. For being fed up with strong disgust, use 「うんざりする」; for boredom, 「退屈」; for written-style weariness, 「倦怠」; 「倦む」 is rare and formal. Antonyms: 「熱中する」「夢中になる」 for being absorbed.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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