Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 億劫(おっくう) in Japanese

億劫
Kana Reading
おっくう, おくこう
Romaji
okkū, okukō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    troublesome; annoying
    Example sentence
    休みが長過ぎると、仕事に戻るのがおっくうになる。 Too long a holiday makes one reluctant to start work again.

Examples of 億劫, おっくう, おくこう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

億 JLPT 2

15 strokes

hundred million, 10**8

On'Yomi: オク

Kun'Yomi:

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劫

7 strokes

threat, long ages

On'Yomi: コウ, ゴウ, キョウ

Kun'Yomi: おびや.かす

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