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    3. 痛ましい

    痛ましい

    痛いたま​し​い​

    pitiful

    KMT9News #25+1CoreAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    傷ましい

    いたましい

    Adjective

    1.
    pitiful, heartbreaking, heartrending, touching, tragic, sad, hurtful

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    その事じ故こは本ほん当とうに痛いたましかった。

    That accident was truly heartbreaking.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    災さい害がいのニュースを見みるたびに、痛いたましい気き持もちになります。

    Every time I see news of a disaster, I feel heartbroken.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily LifeWeather & Geography
    戦せん争そうで多おおくの命いのちが失うしなわれたのは痛いたましいことです。

    It is heartbreaking that many lives were lost in the war.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyHistory
    彼かれの若わかすぎる死しは、家か族ぞくにとってあまりにも痛いたましい出で来き事ごとだった。

    His too-early death was an all too tragic event for his family.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    貧ひん困こんに苦くるしむ子こ供どもたちの姿すがたは、見みるに痛いたましい。

    The sight of children suffering from poverty is heartbreaking to see.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    痛
    いた.い・いた.む・いた.ましい・いた.める…(1)
    pain・hurt・damage・bruise
    Kanji
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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