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“To be bored” in Japanese

Short answer
辟易 hekieki へきえき

To be bored in Japanese is “辟易” (hekieki). Full meaning: to be fed up (with), to be tired (of), to be bored (with), to be unable to bear; to be stumped, to be nonplussed, to be disconcerted; to wince, to shrink back, to cringe.

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