疲れる

• 読み: つかれる
• ローマ字: tsukareru
• 漢字の分解: 疲 (tsuka) — fatigue, tire; れる (reru) — ichidan verb ending
• 発音: /tsɯ.ka.ɾe.ɾɯ/

意味

To get tired; to become fatigued; to grow weary. Describes the state of physical or mental exhaustion.

A Group 2 (ichidan) intransitive verb conjugated by dropping る. The past form 疲れた is extremely common as a standalone expression meaning 'I'm tired.' Also used in the te-form 疲れている to describe an ongoing state of tiredness. The noun form is 疲れ (fatigue).

例文

1. 今日は一日中歩いて疲れました。
2. 目が疲れたので少し休みましょう。
3. 最近仕事で疲れているみたいですね。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, workplace, health

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 疲 combines 疒 (illness radical) and 皮 (skin), suggesting exhaustion that shows on the surface of the body, like a visible sign of weariness.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal