閉口

へいこう
JLPT:N1
Frequency:
1

To be at a loss; to be stumped or nonplussed—unable to respond or know what to say.

Irregular VerbIntransitive VerbNounNa-Adjective

Examples

上司の理不尽な要求に閉口した。

I was at a loss because of my boss's unreasonable demands.

彼の説明があまりにも専門的で、聞いている側は皆閉口していた。

His explanation was so technical that everyone listening was at a loss.

突然の質問に閉口して、何も答えられなかった。

I was stumped by the sudden question and couldn't answer anything.

2

To be fed up; to be tired of something; to be unable to bear or annoyed by it.

Irregular VerbIntransitive VerbNounNa-Adjective

Examples

同じ話を何度も聞かされて閉口した。

I was fed up with hearing the same story over and over.

あの店員の態度には閉口して、もう二度と行かないと決めた。

I was fed up with that clerk's attitude and decided never to go there again.

隣の工事の騒音に閉口している。

I'm fed up with the noise from the construction next door.

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