グッタリ

• 読み: グッタリ
• ローマ字: guttari
• 発音: /ɡɯt.ta.ɾi/

意味

Completely drained, limp, and exhausted — having zero energy left, like a deflated balloon.

グッタリ describes total physical exhaustion — the state where your body goes completely limp and you can barely move. After a grueling marathon, a brutal summer day, a terrible illness, or an overwhelming day at work. The image is of someone or something collapsing and lying there without strength. It's more severe than just 'tired' — it implies being wiped out to the point of near-collapse. Can also describe wilted plants or heat-exhausted pets.

例文

1. マラソン走った後グッタリして動けなかった。
2. 猫が暑さでグッタリしてる。
3. 残業続きでグッタリだよ。

使い方ガイド

場面: exhaustion, heat, illness, overwork, pets

トーン: exhausted, drained, sympathetic

正しい言い方

• グッタリしてるから先に寝るね (I'm completely drained so I'm going to bed first)
• 暑さで犬がグッタリしてる (The dog is wilted from the heat)

避ける言い方

• ちょっと疲れたくらいに「グッタリ」は大げさ (Using 'guttari' for being a little tired is an exaggeration — it means total collapse-level exhaustion)

よくある間違い

• Using グッタリ for normal tiredness — it specifically means extreme, collapse-level exhaustion
• Confusing グッタリ with ゲッソリ — グッタリ is about energy (no strength) while ゲッソリ is about appearance (looking gaunt)

起源と歴史

Japanese mimetic word (擬態語) expressing the physical state of going completely limp from exhaustion. The グッ carries the weight of collapse, and タリ suggests the limp, hanging quality of an exhausted body.

文化的背景

時代: Traditional onomatopoeia

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal

地域メモ: Used across all of Japan. Very common during 猛暑 (extreme heat) season when describing heat exhaustion in people and animals.