つまらない

つまらない · tsumaranai · JLPT N5 · i-adj

boring

🥱 tsumaranai = tsumaru (to be packed full) + nai (not): nothing in it

Negative of 詰まる tsumaru, to be packed or filled. Something tsumaranai has no filling, no substance, so it is dull or trivial. Also used humbly when handing over a gift: tsumaranai mono desu ga, it is just a trifle.

More Japanese words · How Japanese works