飽きます（あきます、akimasu）
- to get tired of

The Japanese word 飽きます （あきます） primarily means "to get tired of," "to lose interest in," "to be bored with," or "to have had enough of something." It implies a feeling of satiation or weariness due to overexposure or repetition. This feeling can be directed toward activities, food, people, or anything that can potentially lose its appeal over time. The verb describes a state of feeling that something is no longer enjoyable or interesting. It often signifies a shift in preference or a desire for something different. The word implies a sense of negativity toward the thing that one is 飽きて.

⚫︎ 毎日同じご飯ばかり食べていたら、飽きますよ。 Translation: If you eat the same food every day, you'll get tired of it. ⚫︎ あの映画はもう何度も見たから、飽きました。 Translation: I've seen that movie many times already, so I'm tired of it. ⚫︎ このゲームに飽きちゃった。 Translation: I've gotten bored of this game.

⚫︎ 飽きます is used when discussing things you no longer enjoy or find interesting. ⚫︎ The subject of the verb is usually the person who is feeling 飽き. ⚫︎ It can describe a general feeling or a specific reaction to a certain thing. ⚫︎ The particle "に" is often used to indicate what the person is 飽きed of. For example, 勉強に飽きる (to get tired of studying). ⚫︎ The polite form is 飽きます, and its past tense form is 飽きました, meaning "got tired of". ⚫︎ The plain form of the verb is 飽きる.

⚫︎ The base form is 飽きる. ⚫︎ The verb is typically written in hiragana as あきます, あきる. ⚫︎ The kanji for 飽 means "to get tired of", "to be fed up", or "to be satiated". ⚫︎ Variations in the okurigana are minimal; it's always 飽きる.

⚫︎ 退屈する (たいくつする) - to get bored ⚫︎ うんざりする (うんざりする) - to be fed up, to be disgusted ⚫︎ 嫌になる (いやになる) - to get tired of, to dislike

⚫︎ 好き (すき) - to like ⚫︎ 興味を持つ (きょうみをもつ) - to be interested in ⚫︎ 楽しむ (たのしむ) - to enjoy

私は、同じ仕事に飽きて、新しいことに挑戦したいです。 ・Translation: I'm tired of the same job and want to try something new. ・Explanation: The sentence expresses a desire for change because the speaker has 飽きed of their current work.

彼は、いつも同じ冗談を言うので、みんな飽きている。 ・Translation: Because he always tells the same jokes, everyone is tired of them. ・Explanation: The sentence illustrates how repeated behavior can lead to 飽き in others.

The word 飽きる is comprised of the kanji 飽 which means "to be satiated" or "to be full." It conveys the sense of being full to the point of not wanting more. The etymology suggests the initial concept of being full of something (like food) that extends to losing interest in things through excessive exposure.