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倦厭 (けんえん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
weariness ; ennui ; tedium
A literary, somewhat old-fashioned word for a state of being tired of something, mentally weary, or bored. Often used in the pattern 〜に倦厭する. In modern Japanese, 倦怠 (けんたい) or 飽きる are more common.
彼かれ は 都と 会かい の 生せい 活かつ に 倦けん 厭えん し て 田舎いなか に 引ひ っ 越こ し た 。
He grew weary of city life and moved to the countryside.
Kanji 倦 lose interest in, tire of 厭 get tired of, satiate, bore Similar words 倦けん 怠たい 倦怠 is the more common modern word for 'fatigue' or 'lassitude', both physical and mental. 倦厭 is rarer and more literary, emphasizing emotional weariness or boredom.
飽あ きる 飽きる is the everyday verb for 'get tired of' or 'lose interest in'. 倦厭 is a formal, written equivalent.
Etymology Compound of 倦 (けん, 'tired, weary') and 厭 (えん, 'dislike, be tired of'). Both kanji contribute a sense of mental fatigue and aversion. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a Sino-Japanese word (kango) likely coined in literary or scholarly contexts.
