ヘトヘト

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Mimetic word describing a state of extreme physical fatigue, often after strenuous activity.

ヘトヘト

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I'm completely exhausted from walking all day.

ヘトヘトになるまで働はたらいた。

I worked until I was dead tired.

〈事こと〉でヘトヘトになるto become completely exhausted from something
長ちょう時じ間かんの会かい議ぎでヘトヘトになった。
I became completely exhausted from the long meeting.
ヘトヘトの〈人ひと〉a person who is dead tired
ヘトヘトの社しゃ員いんたちが電でん車しゃに乗のっていた。
The dead-tired employees were riding the train.

くたくたN3
クタクタ and ヘトヘト both describe extreme tiredness, but クタクタ can also describe things that are limp or worn out, like old clothes.
疲つかれるN5
疲れる is the plain, neutral verb for 'to get tired', while ヘトヘト is a vivid mimetic word for being utterly worn out.
疲ひ労ろう困こん憊ぱい
疲労困憊 is a formal, written four-character expression for extreme exhaustion, whereas ヘトヘト is casual and spoken.
ぐったりN2
へとへと emphasizes physical fatigue from exertion, like 'dead tired', while ぐったり adds a sense of limpness and lack of energy, often from heat or illness.

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ぼろぼろN3
へとへと means purely physically or mentally exhausted with no implication of physical damage, whereas ぼろぼろ can suggest a person looks or feels 'broken down'.
疲つかれ果はてる
へとへと is a casual, adjectival way to say 'utterly worn out', whereas 疲れ果てる is a full verb and slightly more formal.

元げん気きN5
元気 describes being energetic and full of vigor, the opposite state from being ヘトヘト (completely exhausted).

Mimetic word; the exact origin is uncertain, but it phonetically suggests a state of limpness or exhaustion.