Common word› JLPT N4 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation がっかりする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary がっかりする がっかりしない Polite がっかりします がっかりしません Past polite がっかりしました がっかりしませんでした Past がっかりした がっかりしなかった Te-form がっかりして がっかりしないで Desire がっかりしたい がっかりしたくない Potential がっかりできる がっかりできない Passive がっかりされる がっかりされない Causative がっかりさせる がっかりさせない Causative passive がっかりさせられる がっかりさせられない Volitional がっかりしよう Polite volitional がっかりしましょう Imperative がっかりしろ がっかりするな Conditional がっかりすれば がっかりしなければ Tara conditional がっかりしたら がっかりしなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 にがっかりする to be disappointed at/about something
I was disappointed by the exam results.
〈 人ひと 〉 をがっかりさせる to disappoint someone
He always disappoints his family.
がっかりした 顔かお a disappointed-looking face/expression
She left the room with a disappointed look on her face.
がっかりと 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something in a dejected manner
He dropped his shoulders in dejection.
Related words· 10 失望する is a more formal, literary word for being disappointed, while がっかり is the everyday, more expressive way to say it.
落ち込む describes a longer emotional slump or depression, whereas がっかり is the immediate letdown when an expectation isn't met.
しょんぼり emphasizes the visibly dejected, downcast appearance of a person, while がっかり focuses on the inner feeling of disappointment.
がっかり is a more general term for disappointment, while げっそり emphasizes a visible, often physical deflation or haggardness.
Show 6 more Show fewer がっかりする is the general verb for feeling disappointed, while 肩を落とす specifically pictures the shoulders drooping to show that disappointment.
がっかり is a general word for disappointment with no implication of movement, whereas すごすご is used with verbs like 帰る or 去る to describe a dispirited departure.
がっかりする is a common, casual way to say you're disappointed, while 気を落とす is slightly more formal and stresses a drop in morale.
がっかり is a casual, everyday expression for disappointment, whereas 落胆 is more formal and literary.
がっかり is the common adverb/する -verb for feeling let down, whereas すか is a noun naming the disappointing outcome itself.
がっかりする centers on disappointment as the cause, while 萎れる describes the visible dispirited appearance that can result from it.
Don't confuse with ぐったり describes being physically limp or exhausted, while がっかり 's rare exhaustion sense is much less common than its main meaning of emotional disappointment.
がっかり and がっくり sound alike and both mean 'disappointed', but がっかり is the plain everyday word for disappointment while がっくり adds a sense of sudden physical slump or drooping posture.
がっかり means disappointed at an unmet expectation, whereas うんざり means fed up from prolonged or repeated exposure to something unpleasant; they are easily confused as similar-sounding mimetic feeling words but describe different emotions.
Written forms がっかり Usage 78%
Common hiragana spelling for this mimetic expression; this is the safest everyday form.
ガッカリ Usage 22%
Katakana spelling is also used, often for visual emphasis or a more expressive mimetic feel.
Etymology A Japanese mimetic or sound-symbolic expression. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; Hiragana and katakana spellings are listed; no kanji form is specified.
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