Advanced Word of the Day – 疲労 [fatigue; weariness]

疲労

noun | ひろう

MEANING: fatigue; weariness

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

疲労がたまっていると、かえって眠れない。

ひろうがたまっていると、かえってねむれない。
When I am exhausted, contrary to expectations, I can’t sleep.

NOTES:

かえって is used when something happens outside of expectations

VOCABULARY:

疲労【ひろう】 fatigue; weariness
たまっている　gathering; collecting; piling up
と if; when; and
かえって on the contrary; rather; instead

眠れない【ねむれない】 not sleepy

Sharing is caring!

Sorry to only be a three $ person, I can use this Word of the Day!

clay says:

June 6, 2018 at 7:09 am

Yes, we are still playing with things. I will contact you when we figure something out.

Reply

Ready for the next step?

Everything to go from hiragana to JLPT N5 - 23 ebooks, 2,000+ audio files, Anki decks & app content, with free lifetime updates.

$49 ~~$129~~ - save $80

Get the Bundle ->