倦けん厭えん

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.

• 単たん調ちょうな仕し事ごとに倦けん厭えんを感かんじる。

  I feel weariness with the monotonous work.

• 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.