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    3. 嘆かわしい

    嘆かわしい

    嘆なげか​わ​し​い​

    lamentable

    KMT10News #43+1Ref L2AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab21 strokes

    なげかわしい

    Adjective

    1.
    lamentable, deplorable, regrettable, sad, wretched

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    そのニュースは嘆なげかわしい。

    That news is lamentable.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの無む責せき任にんな行こう動どうは、本ほん当とうに嘆なげかわしい。

    His irresponsible behavior is truly deplorable.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    現げん代だい社しゃ会かいにおける若わか者ものの無む関かん心しんは、嘆なげかわしい問もん題だいとして指し摘てきされている。

    The indifference of young people in modern society is pointed out as a deplorable problem.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyPolitics & LawDaily Life
    貧ひん困こんが原げん因いんで教きょう育いくを受うけられない子こ供どもたちがいるのは、嘆なげかわしい現げん実じつだ。

    It is a lamentable reality that there are children who cannot receive an education due to poverty.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyEducationPolitics & Law
    環かん境きょう破は壊かいがこれ以い上じょう進すすむのは、人じん類るいにとって嘆なげかわしい事じ態たいである。

    It is a deplorable situation for humanity if environmental destruction progresses any further.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyNature & EnvironmentScience & Math

    Characters that make up this word

    嘆
    なげ.く・なげ.かわしい…(1)
    sigh・lament・moan・grieve・sigh of admiration
    Kanji
    か
    ka
    Kana
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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