呆気ない

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Hyōgaiji Grade: 1

Etymology

From 飽くなし (aku ke nashi).[1] The kanji are ateji (当て字).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

呆気ない (-i inflection, hiragana あっけない, rōmaji akkenai)

  1. disappointingly lacking in some way (easy, short, boring, etc)
    夏休 (なつやす)みはあっけなく ()わった。
    Natsu yasumi wa akkenaku owatta.
    Summer vacation ended all too soon.

Inflection

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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