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JLPT N3 Intermediate

惨め

Miserable, pitiful, or wretched.

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惨めな na-adjective
惨めだ plain form
惨めです polite form
惨めに adverb
Na-adjective

Miserable / Pitiful

Describes a condition so wretched or shameful that it provokes pity or contempt.

Example

お金 が なく て 、 友達 に 借りる の は 本当に 惨め だった 。

Having no money and having to borrow from a friend was truly humiliating.

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Miserable, pitiful, or wretched.
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