EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

    to get tired; to become exhausted; to grow weary

    Usually written using kana alone

    私は仕事でひどくくたびれている。
    I'm very tired from work.
  2. to become worn out; to become battered (from long use)

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

    to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with

    Usually written using kana aloneafter the -masu stem of a verb

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

Kun
くさ、くさ-、-ぐさ
On
ソウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N3
Frequency
967 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

そ、や

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-6SKIP code
3k6.13The Kanji Dictionary
4440.6Four corner code
1955deroo
8349Unicode hex code
1-33-80JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3939Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5032New Nelson (John Haig)
2263New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2813Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1450Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1953Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
224Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
238Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
705A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
934Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
118Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30945PMorohashi
162A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
249Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
249Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
106sakade
865Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
57henshall3
77Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
567Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
652Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
229Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cao3Pinyin reading
choKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bend down, bow, lie prostrate

Kun
ふせ.る、ふ.せる、ふ.す
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Radical
minister

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
1-7-2, 1-6-2SKIP code
2a7.22The Kanji Dictionary
7870.0Four corner code
81e5Unicode hex code
1-18-73JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3839Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4896New Nelson (John Haig)
1440New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1825Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1307Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2909Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2918Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
30071Morohashi
wo4Pinyin reading
waKorean reading