疲 – exhausted, tire, weary

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The kanji 疲 means exhausted, tire, weary. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ヒ (hi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つか.れる、-づか.れ、つか.らす (tsukareru, zukare, tsukarasu). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 疒 (no. 104).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ヒ	hi
Kun’yomi	つか.れる	tsukareru
Kun’yomi	-づか.れ	zukare
Kun’yomi	つか.らす	tsukarasu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 疒 (Kangxi radical 104). Components: 皮・又・疔.

Words using 疲

疲れるつかれるto get tired疲れつかれtiredness疲労ひろうfatigue

Example sentences

疲労が彼の健康をむしばんでいる。

Fatigue is undermining his health.

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Kanji with the same radical

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