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Emotion & Feeling

げんなり

gennari

Feeling drained and fed up

So exhausted or disgusted that all your energy drains away. You slump your shoulders and want to give up.

💡After a three-hour meeting about nothing — 'I'm totally gennari from that pointless meeting.'

Example

長い会議でげんなりした。

I felt gennari after the long meeting.

Quiz yourself

After three hours of overtime, I was completely ___.

3時間の残業で○○した。

exhaustiondisgustfatigueboredomwork
Intermediate