Translation guide
How to express 'bore' in Japanese, covering drilling holes, causing boredom, and enduring tedious situations.
The physical action of creating a hole using a tool.
General phrase for making a hole, used for drilling, punching, or piercing.
Making someone feel uninterested or tired due to lack of stimulation.
Direct causative form of 'taikutsu' (boredom), meaning to bore someone.
Tolerating a dull or lengthy situation, often used reflexively or passively.
To endure boredom, often used when one has no choice but to sit through something dull.
To call someone a bore (a boring person), use 退屈な人 (taikutsu na hito) or つまらない人 (tsumaranai hito). Avoid literal translations like 'ボア' which means wild boar.
He's such a bore.
To say you are bored, use 退屈だ (taikutsu da) or つまらない (tsumaranai). These are adjectives, not passive forms of 'bore'.
I bored a hole in the wall and attached a hook.
Technical term for drilling or perforating, used in engineering or medical contexts.
This machine can bore holes precisely in metal sheets.
Specifically using a drill to bore a hole.
I bored a hole in the wood with a drill and inserted a dowel.
His long stories always bore me.
Literally 'make someone think it's boring', a softer way to express causing boredom.
The movie bored the audience.
To bore or annoy to the point of being fed up; stronger than 'taikutsu saseru'.
I was bored to death hearing the same story over and over.
I had to bore through the meeting.
To listen patiently to something boring; literally 'endure and listen'.
I bored his boasting.
I'm bored because there's nothing to do.