JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 疲: "exhausted, tire, weary"
The kanji 疲 means "exhausted, tire, weary". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ヒ in on'yomi and つか.れる, -づか.れ, つか.らす in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヒ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つか.れる-づか.れつか.らす
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | exhausted, tire, weary |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1263 of 2,501 |
Common words with 疲
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 疲れるto get tired; to tire; to get fatigued; to become exhausted · to become worn out (of a well-used object)
- 疲れtiredness; fatigue
- お疲れmerci pour votre travail, bon travail ! (formule de politesse en fin de journée ou d'effort) · à bientôt, au revoir, bonne soirée
- 疲労fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness · fatigue (of metal, etc.)
- お疲れ様thank you (for your hard work); good work · see you; goodbye; goodnight
- 疲弊exhaustion; fatigue · impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
- 疲れ果てるto get tired out; to be exhausted
- 疲労感tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
- 疲れきるto be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
- 疲労困憊total exhaustion
- 疲労回復recovery from exhaustion
- 疲れ果てbeing tired out
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