Frequency rank: 30,021. – 30,256.
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
  1. young and sweet; adorable; cute; tender; innocentword usually written using kana alone
  2. pitiful; touching; pathetic; helplessword usually written using kana alone
Forms
  • Frequency rank: 30,021. – 30,256.
  • いたいけFrequency rank: 38,257. – 38,767.
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. young and sweet; adorable; cute; tender; innocent
  2. This meaning is used to describe someone or something that has a youthful charm, often evoking feelings of affection or tenderness.
  3. pitiful; touching; pathetic; helpless
  4. This meaning refers to someone or something that evokes sympathy, often in a sad or distressing context.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
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  2. らしい.