How to say pathetic in Japanese

哀切☆【あいせつaisetsu】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • pathetic; plaintive

Example Sentences

ってゆーかtteyuuka、こうやってkouyatteぐじぐじgujiguji考えるkangaeruのnoがga情けないnasakenaiんnじゃないjanaiのnoかka？
Or rather, is it not just pathetic that I think such whiny thoughts like this?
そのようなsonoyouna時toki逃げるnigeruしかshika考えていないkangaeteinai日本nippon国民kokuminはha情けないnasakenai。
The Japanese people, thinking only of running away in such times, are pathetic.
病気のbyoukino子どもkodomoのno痛ましいitamashii泣き声nakigoeをwo聞くkikuのnoはha我々warewareにはniha耐えられなかったtaerarenakatta。
We could not bear to listen to the sick child's pathetic cries.

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