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    3. 涙ぐましい

    涙ぐましい

    涙なみだぐ​ま​し​い​

    touching

    KMT10News #36+1Ref L2AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab19 strokes

    なみだぐましい

    Adjective

    1.
    touching, moving, painful

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    彼かれの努ど力りょくは涙なみだぐましいものだった。

    His efforts were touching.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょの涙なみだぐましい告こく白はくに、皆みなが心こころを打うたれた。

    Everyone was moved by her touching confession.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    貧まずしいながらも家か族ぞくを支ささえ続つづけた彼かれの涙なみだぐましい人じん生せいに、多おおくの人ひとが感かん動どうした。

    Many people were moved by his touching life, where he continued to support his family despite being poor.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyFamily & RelationshipsDaily Life
    試し合あいでの彼かれの涙なみだぐましい奮ふん闘とうは、観かん客きゃくに深ふかい感かん動どうを与あたえた。

    His touching struggle in the match deeply moved the spectators.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologySports & Martial Arts
    その映えい画がは、主しゅ人じん公こうの涙なみだぐましい成せい長ちょうも物のが語たりを描えがいている。

    The movie depicts the protagonist's touching coming-of-age story.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyMusic & EntertainmentLiterature

    Characters that make up this word

    涙
    なみだ…(2)
    tears・sympathy
    Kanji
    ぐ
    gu
    Kana
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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