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Japanese word 呆気ない: too quick / not enough / brief. Meanings and example sentences.

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呆気ない (あっけない): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

呆気ない (あっけない) means too quick / not enough / brief.

See example sentences below.

呆気ない at a glance

呆気ない
あっけないakkenai
N1adj
too quick / not enough / brief
呆気ないあっけないakkenaiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 呆気ない

Core meaning

too quick / not enough / brief

Basic example sentences

Example 1

試合があっけなく終わった。

Translation

The match ended too quickly.

Example 2

あっけない結末にがっかりした。

Translation

I was disappointed by the too-simple ending.

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