Meaning of 痛ましい in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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痛ましい, 傷ましい
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Kana Readingいたましい
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Romajiitamashii
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjective (keiyoushi)
- Meaning
- pitiful; heartbreaking; tragical
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Example Sentences
痛ましい, 傷ましい, いたましい used in context
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病気の子どもの痛ましい泣き声を聞くのは我々には耐えられなかった。
We could not bear to listen to the sick child's pathetic cries.
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He was painfully thin.
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どんなに優雅で堂々とした既存のビルも、今や、その怪物のわきでは、ちょっと滑稽にさえ見えるほど痛ましいまでに小さくなってしまうだろう。
Even the most graceful and imposing existing buildings may now be so sadly diminished as to seem slightly ridiculous beside the monster.
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The touching episode came home to me.
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Kanji found in this word
wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point
On: ショウ
Kun: きず, いた.む, いた.める
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