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    3. 切ない

    切ない

    切せつな​い​

    painful

    N1KMT6CoreAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab10 strokes

    刹那い

    せつない

    Adjective

    1.
    painful, heartrending, trying
    2.
    oppressive, suffocating, miserable

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    別わかれはいつも切せつない。

    Partings are always painful.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの歌うた声ごえは、とても切せつない気き持もちにさせる。

    His singing voice makes me feel very melancholic.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyMusic & Entertainment
    彼かの女じょの切せつない表ひょう情じょうを見みて、何なにも言いえなかった。

    Seeing her pained expression, I couldn't say anything.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    この小しょう説せつは、切せつない恋こいの物ものが語たりを描えがいている。

    This novel depicts a poignant love story.

    KMT6LiteratureEmotions & Psychology
    遠とおい故ふる郷さとを思おもうと、切せつない気き持もちがこみ上あげてくる。

    When I think of my distant hometown, a poignant feeling wells up inside me.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    切
    き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)
    cut・cutoff・be sharp
    Kanji
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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