退屈

• 読み: たいくつ
• ローマ字: taikutsu
• 漢字の分解: 退 (tai) — retreat, withdraw; 屈 (kutsu) — bend, yield
• 発音: /ta.i.kɯ.tsɯ/

意味

Boredom; tedium; dullness. The state of finding something uninteresting.

Used as a na-adjective (退屈な) or する verb (退屈する). Describes the feeling of having nothing engaging to do or finding a situation unstimulating. Can describe both the person who is bored and the thing that is boring.

例文

1. 雨の日は家にいて退屈だ。
2. この映画は長くて退屈だった。
3. 退屈な時間を過ごしたくない。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, entertainment, school

トーン: negative

起源と歴史

Originally a Buddhist term. 退 (tai, retreat) and 屈 (kutsu, bend/yield) described the weariness of spirit that makes one withdraw — a spiritual exhaustion that became generalized to mean boredom.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal