JLPT N3 Intermediate
気の毒
Pity, sympathy, or feeling sorry for someone’s misfortune.
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気の毒な na-adjective form
気の毒に adverbial form
お気の毒様 polite set phrase
1 Na-adjective, Noun
That's a shame" / "I feel sorry for them
Describes the emotional pain or misery one feels when witnessing another person’s misfortune.
Example
彼 は 事故 で 仕事 を 失った そう だ 。 本当 に 気の毒 だ 。
I heard he lost his job in an accident. That's truly a shame.
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2 Na-adjective, Noun
Sorry for the trouble
Expresses a sense of guilt, uneasiness, or hesitation about causing trouble or delivering unfortunate results.
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