疲
exhausted, tire, weary
Readings
On'yomi
- ヒ
Kun'yomi
- つか.れる
- -づか.れ
- つか.らす
Meaning
疲 centers on the state of being drained of energy: exhausted, tired, or weary from effort or strain.
Most common words using 疲
20 of 52- 疲れつかれN3
tiredness; fatigue
- お疲れ様おつかれさま
thank you (for your hard work); good work
- 疲労ひろうN2
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
- 疲れるつかれるN5
to get tired; to tire; to get fatigued; to become exhausted; to grow weary
- 疲弊ひへい
exhaustion; fatigue
- 眼精疲労がんせいひろう
eye strain; eyestrain; asthenopia
- 疲れ果てるつかれはてる
to get tired out; to be exhausted
- 疲れ果てつかれはて
being tired out
- mixi疲れミクシィづかれ
growing tired of the social network mixi
- お疲れおつかれ
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it
- お疲れサマンサおつかれサマンサ
thank you (for your hard work); good work
- コロナ疲れコロナづかれ
being tired of dealing with (or worrying over) the COVID-19 pandemic; pandemic fatigue
- 人疲れひとづかれ
getting tired from dealing with people; getting tired of being around people
- 介護疲れかいごづかれ
tiredness after taking care of someone; nursing fatigue
- 倦み疲れるうみつかれる
to grow weary; to get tired of
- 出張疲れしゅっちょうづかれ
tiredness after a business trip; being tired from a work trip
- 制度疲労せいどひろう
institutional fatigue; systemic fatigue
- 勉強疲れべんきょうづかれ
tiredness from (over-)studying; study fatigue
- 勤続疲労きんぞくひろう
worsened performance because of long service; malfunctioning resulting from continuous long-term operation
- 心が疲れるしんがつかれる
to be mentally fatigued; to tired to the bone
Study
Etymology
疲 combines 疒 (sickness) with 皮, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest the idea of the body's outer covering being worn down. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The sickness enclosure 疒 wraps around 皮 (skin). Picture an illness that makes your skin feel heavy and your whole body exhausted.
Reading mnemonic
For ヒ, imagine being so tired that you can only manage a weak 'heave' of breath: heave -> ヒ, as exhaustion sets in.