Word Meaning 気が滅入る

きがめいる ki ga meiru

気が滅入る is read as きがめいる (ki ga meiru) and means to feel depressed.

Meaning

English

to feel depressed
to be down

Reading

Kana

きがめいる

Romaji

ki ga meiru

Writing Variants

気がめいる きがめいる kigameiru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 3級 Proverb ✓ Rank 54071 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

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気に入る

きにいる

to like

滅入る

めいる

to feel depressed

気に入り

きにいり

favorite

入滅

にゅうめつ

entering Nirvana

お気に入り

おきにいり

bookmark (in a web browser)

気張る

きばる

to strain or exert oneself

気が張る

きがはる

to strain every nerve

気を張る

きをはる

to steel oneself to

気取る

きどる

to act like (something one isn't)

気を付ける

きをつける

to be careful

気兼ね

きがね

constraint

気丈

きじょう

stout-hearted

Example Sentences

雨の日は気が滅入るよ。

Rainy days make me depressed.

ちょっと気が滅入るなあ。

I feel a bit depressed.