倦
lose interest in, tire of
Readings
On'yomi
- ケン
Kun'yomi
- あき.る
- あぐ.む
- あぐ.ねる
- う.む
- つか.れる
Meaning
倦 centers on mental or physical weariness that makes you lose interest or motivation: growing tired of something, becoming fed up, or feeling exhausted by it.
Most common words using 倦
- 倦怠けんたい
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
- 倦怠期けんたいき
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
- 倦ねるあぐねる
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
- 倦まず弛まずうまずたゆまず
tirelessly; perseveringly; without letting up
- 倦み疲れるうみつかれる
to grow weary; to get tired of
- 倦むあぐむ
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
- 倦厭けんえん
weariness
- 倦怠感けんたいかん
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
- 倦憊けんぱい
extreme fatigue
Study
Etymology
倦 combines the person radical 亻 with 卷, which likely contributes the sound and carries a sense of curling or rolling up, suggesting a person who is mentally or physically curled up from weariness.
Meaning mnemonic
A person 亻 beside 卷 (which looks like a rolled-up scroll) suggests someone who has been studying so long they've lost all interest and are tired of it.
Reading mnemonic
For ケン, imagine Ken, a friend who always tires of board games halfway through: Ken -> ケン, and he loses interest just like the kanji meaning.