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What does 呆気ない (あっけない, akkenai) mean?

呆気ない (あっけない, akkenai) means disappointingly brief, anticlimactic.

Quick facts
Readingあっけない
Romajiakkenai
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
あっけない
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkakkenai

disappointingly brief, anticlimactic

Example sentences

  • The match ended in an anticlimactic finish.

  • The victory was so anticlimactic that it left me deflated.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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