Kanji

疲

exhausted, tire, weary

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

疒部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つかれる, -づかれ, つからす

Common Readings

ヒ, つか…らす, つか…れる

Example sentences

疲れる つかれる
一日 働いて とても 疲れました

I worked all day long and am very tired.

でも でも
疲れた でも 仕事 続けた

I was tired, but I continued working.

お疲れさま おつかれさま
今日 お疲れさま でした ゆっくり 休んで ください

Good job today. Please get some rest.

お疲れ おつかれ
今日 お疲れ かけた

I called out, 'Good job today.'

疲れ つかれ
仕事 疲れ たまっている

Fatigue from work is piling up.

浸る ひたる
ゆっくり 温泉 浸かり 疲れ 癒やした

He slowly soaked in the hot spring and relieved the fatigue of his journey.

疲労 ひろう
激しい 運動 全身 疲労 感じた

After intense exercise, I felt fatigue throughout my body.

肉体的 にくたいてき
肉体的な 疲労 感じた ゆっくり 休む こと 大切

When you feel physical fatigue, it's important to rest well.

お疲れ様 おつかれさま
今日 お疲れ様 でした ゆっくり 休んで ください

Good job today. Please get some good rest.

ご苦労様 ごくろうさま
社長 社員 たち 今日 お疲れ様 ご苦労様 言って 帰っていった

The president said 'Good job, thank you for your hard work' to the employees and left.

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