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怠い

だるい

listless; sluggish; heavy (of the body); (colloquially) a drag

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Examples

  1. 体が怠い。

    からだがだるい。

    My body feels heavy.

  2. 怠いし頭がずきずきする。

    だるいしあたまがずきずきする。

    I feel listless and my head is throbbing.

  3. 熱はないのに、朝から怠くて起き上がれない。

    ねつはないのに、あさからだるくておきあがれない。

    I've no fever, but I've felt so heavy since morning that I can't get up.

  4. 寝不足の日は、午後になると急に体が怠くなる。

    ねぶそくのひは、ごごになるときゅうにからだがだるくなる。

    On days when I've slept badly, my body suddenly turns heavy in the afternoon.

Common patterns

体が怠い
to feel physically heavy and listless
怠くなる
to start feeling sluggish
気怠い
languid, listless (of mood)

Memory tip

The word you give a doctor for that heavy, post-fever tiredness — different from 眠い (sleepy) and 疲れた (tired from effort). Usually written in kana; among young speakers だるい also means 'what a drag' about a task.

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