飽く【あく】
Frequency rank: 25,728. – 25,901. (for form あく: 12,920. – 12,950.)
- to tire of; to lose interest insee also 飽きる
- to be satisfied; to enjoyarchaism
- to do adequatelyarchaismafter the -masu stem of a verb
Godan verb with 'ku' ending; intransitive verb
auxiliary verb; Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to tire of; to lose interest in
- to be satisfied; to enjoy
- to do adequately
This meaning is used when someone becomes bored or weary of something over time. It's often applied to activities, situations, or things that once seemed interesting but have since lost their appeal.
He got tired of the game.
This meaning is used when someone feels content or pleased, particularly in relation to something they have experienced or received. It conveys a sense of fulfillment or enjoyment.
In this sense, it indicates performing a task or duty sufficiently or satisfactorily, without exceeding or falling short of expectations.
Generated collocations (experimental)
あく飽くことがないto never be tired ofあくまで飽くまでto the end; persistentlyあきる飽きるほどto the point of being tired ofあく飽くなきたんきゅう探求insatiable questあきっぽい飽きっぽいfickle; easily boredかんたん簡単にはあかない飽かないnot easily satisfiedあきがくる飽きが来るto become tired of somethingたべあきる食べ飽きるto become tired of eatingあき飽きをかんじる感じるto feel tired or bored of somethingあきる飽きることなくwithout getting tired of