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呆気ない (akkenai)

not enough, too quick (short long etc.)

  • JLPT N1

Meaning

呆気ない (あっけない, akkenai) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “not enough, too quick (short long etc.)”.

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Example sentences 6

呆気あっけないほどの大勝たいしょうで高国軍こうこくぐんを壊滅かいめつさせた(大物おおもの崩くずれ)。

The Sakaikubo army soundly defeated the Takakuni army in surprisingly short time (the Battle of Daimotsu).

彼女はいよいよとなったら,あっけなく降参した。

When it came to the crunch she just gave in.

夏休みはあっけなく終わってしまった。

The summer vacation has come to an end too soon.

休暇はあっけなく終わってしまった。

The vacation came to an end all too soon.

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