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    3. 悔しい

    悔しい

    悔くやし​い​

    frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice)

    N2KMT9News #27+1CoreAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab12 strokes

    口惜しい悔やしい

    くやしいくやしーい

    Adjective

    1.
    frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice), annoyed, chagrined, (bitterly) disappointed, bitter, vexed, frustrating, annoying, regrettable

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    試し合あいに負まけて悔くやしい。

    I'm frustrated that we lost the game.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologySports & Martial Arts
    努ど力りょくが報むくわれず、悔くやしい気き持もちでいっぱいだ。

    My efforts weren't rewarded, and I'm filled with a sense of frustration.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの不ふ当とうな扱あつかいに、悔くやしくて涙なみだが止とまらなかった。

    I was so frustrated by his unfair treatment that I couldn't stop crying.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    悔くやしい思おもいをバネにして、次つぎこそは成せい功こうしたい。

    I want to use this frustrating experience as a spring-board to succeed next time.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    最さい後ごのチャンスを逃のがし、選せん手しゅたちは皆みな、悔くやしい顔かおをしていた。

    Having missed their last chance, all the players had frustrated expressions.

    KMT9Sports & Martial ArtsEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    悔
    く.いる・く.やむ・くや.しい…(1)
    repent・regret
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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