► 成句
素っ気 [そっけ] [味も素っ気も無い] meaning: boring rank: 3
☆ 店の外観と内装は味も素っ気もないのだが、出てくる料理がすごい ⇨ The exterior and interior of the restaurant are so plain and boring, but the food served is extraordinary (☛ Literally “no taste, no fun”. Extremely plain, business-like, no frills and uninteresting)
芸 [(1)げい] [芸が無い] meaning: boring rank: 4
☆ 原作をそのまま作り直したのでは芸が無い ⇨ There is no artistry, it is not very interesting, if you just remake the original exactly the same (☛ Usually in negative as “芸が無い”)
► 形容詞
詰まらない [(3)つまらない] meaning: boring rank: 1
☆ あの映画は全然つまらない ⇨ That movie is so boring
☆ 一人で旅行してもつまらない ⇨ It is not fun to travel alone
つまんない [(2)つまんない] [coll] meaning: boring rank: 2
☆ あの映画全然つまんない ⇨ That movie is so boring (☛ A colloquial variation of つまらない)
► 形容動詞
退屈 [たいくつ] meaning: boring rank: 1
☆ 退屈な仕事 ⇨ A boring job (☛ Not interesting, stimulating)
無味乾燥 [(1)むみかんそう] meaning: boring rank: 4
☆ 数学は無味乾燥な感じがする ⇨ Math feels no taste and dry, boring, too sanitized