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怠い: sluggish, languid, listless, heavy (heart, legs, etc.), dull | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

怠(だる)い

だるい

sluggish, languid, listless, heavy (heart, legs, etc.), dull

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FuriganaEnglish

全身(ぜんしん)

が

怠(だる)

いと

感(かん)

じた。

After finishing the lengthy discussion, I felt sluggish all over.

長雨(な)が続(あめがつづ)くと、古傷(ふるきず)のある脚(あし)が怠(だる)い。

When the rainy weather continues, my leg with an old injury feels heavy.

単調(たんちょう)な作業(さぎょう)が続(つづ)くと、気分(きぶん)まで怠(だる)い。

When monotonous work continues, even my mood becomes listless.

病(や)み上(あ)がりの彼(かれ)は、怠(だる)い足取(あしど)りで駅(えき)へ向(む)かった。

Still recovering from his illness, he made his way to the station with sluggish steps.