Japanese symbol for “exhausting”
切れ
ぎれ
Romaji: gire
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
In Japanese, exhausting is 切れ, read ぎれ (gire).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n-suf completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “exhausting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| しょんどい | しょんどい shondoi | very tiresome; exhausting; being a damn nuisance |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大切 | たいせつ taisetsu | important; significant; serious |
| 一切 | いっさい issai | all; everything; entirety |
| 適切 | てきせつ tekisetsu | appropriate; suitable; fitting |
| 切り | きり kiri | end; finish; place to stop |
| 切る | きる kiru | to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery) |
| 親切 | しんせつ shinsetsu | kind; gentle; considerate |
See also: Chinese symbol for “exhausting”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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