くたくた

exhausted; worn out; dead tired

Also:battered (esp. of clothing), (boiling) to a pulp

AdjectiveJLPT N3

What does くたくた mean?

くたくた is a Japanese adjective meaning exhausted; worn out; dead tired in English. It can also be translated as battered (esp. of clothing), (boiling) to a pulp depending on context. It is written as くたくた in hiragana, and kutakuta in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentences

彼はくたくたの背広を着ていた。

He was wearing a threadbare suit.

くたくたに煮る。

Reduce to pulp by boiling.