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呆気ない

呆気ない

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Hyōgaiji Grade: 1

Adjective

呆気ない (-i inflection, hiragana あっけない, romaji 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

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.