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気だるい

けだるい

languid, listless

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Examples

  1. 気だるい午後だった。

    けだるいごごだった。

    It was a languid afternoon.

  2. 熱のせいか体が気だるい。

    ねつのせいかからだがけだるい。

    Maybe it's the fever, but my body feels heavy.

  3. 気だるい雰囲気の曲が流れていた。

    けだるいふんいきのきょくがながれていた。

    A song with a languid mood was playing.

Common patterns

気だるい午後
a languid afternoon
気だるい雰囲気
a listless mood
気だるさを感じる
to feel listless

Memory tip

だるい is plain 'my body feels heavy'; 気だるい adds atmosphere — a languid, faintly stylish listlessness, often of afternoons, music and summer air. Note the reading けだるい, not きだるい.

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