LingakuFrequency rank: 7,669. – 7,676.
- pitiful; unfortunate; poor; miserable; wretched
- unpardonable; regrettable
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- pitiful; unfortunate; poor; miserable; wretched
- unpardonable; regrettable
This usage conveys a sense of sympathy or compassion towards someone who is in a difficult or sad situation.
This meaning is used when referring to actions or situations that are considered unacceptable or sorrowful, implying that they cannot be overlooked.
Generated collocations (experimental)
きのどく気の毒なひと人a pitiful personきのどくにおもう気の毒に思うto feel sorry for someoneきのどく気の毒なじょうきょう状況an unfortunate situationきのどく気の毒なことa regrettable matterきのどく気の毒だがit's unfortunate, butきのどく気の毒なひょうじょう表情a miserable expressionほんとうに本当にきのどく気の毒ですI truly feel sorry for youきのどく気の毒にかんじる感じるto feel pityきのどく気の毒なできごと出来事a wretched incidentきのどく気の毒でしかたがない仕方がないI can't help but feel sorry
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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I felt very sorry about the sudden death of my friend's father.
There's nothing that can be done about his feeling sorry for her.