JLPT N3 Intermediate
情けない
Pathetic, miserable, or shameful; evoking disappointment or pity.
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情け無い less common kanji
1 I-adjective
Pathetic" / "Miserable" (about yourself)
Describes a feeling of intense disappointment or misery directed at one’s own perceived incompetence or lack of dignity.
Example
こんな 簡単 な 問題 も 解け ない なんて 、 自分 が 情けない 。
To not even be able to solve such a simple problem... I feel so pathetic.
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2 I-adjective
Shameful" / "Pitiful" (about others or a situation)
Characterizes someone else’s behavior or a situation as deplorable, shameful, or pitifully below expectations.
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