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疲

Tired
Stroke count: 10

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JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 8Level 12

Verbs with «疲»

疲れる

Meanings

  1. tiredRtK
  2. exhausted
  3. tire
    彼は非常に疲れていたので芝生の上に横になった。He was so tired that he laid himself on the grass.tatoeba
    彼は非常に疲れていたのでそれ以上遠くにいけなかった。He was too tired to go any farther.tatoeba
  4. weary
  1. to get tired
  2. to tire
  3. to get fatigued
  4. to become exhausted
  5. to grow weary

Popular Usage

疲れる

Radicals and components

Radical疒sickness
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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exhausted · sickness · hospital · pelt · branch · ten (十) · needle (丨) · crotch · hook (亅)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1823

Compound words

疲れるつかれる
to get tired; to tire; to get fatigued; to become exhausted; to grow weary
疲れつかれ
tiredness; fatigue
疲弊ひへい
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
疲労ひろう
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
お疲れ様おつかれさま
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
疲れ果てるつかれはてる
to get tired out; to be exhausted
疲憊ひはい
exhaustion
気疲れきづかれ
mental fatigue
熱疲憊ねつひはい
heat exhaustion
疲らすつからす
to tire
看護疲れかんごつかれ
nursing fatigue
看病疲れかんびょうづかれ
nursing fatigue
御疲れ様おつかれさま
thank you (for your hard work)
疲労困憊ひろうこんぱい
total exhaustion
お疲れさまおつかれさま
thank you (for your hard work)
倦み疲れるうみつかれる
to grow weary

Additional Examples

彼は疲れ果ててしまった。
He has given out.tatoeba
彼は疲れているように見える。
He seems tired.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Tired. 疒 (illness) + 皮 (skin) — the body drained, as if ill.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 疲

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step