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嘆かわしい (nagekawashii) Japanese meaning: lamentable | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 嘆かわしい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 嘆なげ かわしい 嘆なげ かわしくない Polite 嘆なげ かわしいです 嘆なげ かわしくないです also 嘆なげ かわしくありません Past polite 嘆なげ かわしかったです 嘆なげ かわしくなかったです also 嘆なげ かわしくありませんでした Past 嘆なげ かわしかった 嘆なげ かわしくなかった Te-form 嘆なげ かわしくて 嘆なげ かわしくなくて Adverbial 嘆なげ かわしく Conditional 嘆なげ かわしければ 嘆なげ かわしくなければ Tara conditional 嘆なげ かわしかったら 嘆なげ かわしくなかったら
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けん
は
まこと
に
嘆なげ
かわしい
。
This incident is truly deplorable.
The low voter turnout among young people is a lamentable thing.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 は 嘆なげ かわしい 〈something〉 is lamentable/deplorable
Young people's indifference to politics is deplorable.
嘆なげ かわしい 限かぎ りだ it is truly deplorable/lamentable
Hearing the details of this case, it's truly deplorable.
嘆なげ かわしい 〈 事こと 〉 a lamentable 〈state of affairs/matter〉
The deplorable current state of the education field came to light.
Related words 残念 is the common, everyday word for something unfortunate or regrettable, while 嘆かわしい is stronger, more formal, and carries a moral judgment.
情けない expresses disappointment tinged with shame, often about oneself or someone's weakness, whereas 嘆かわしい judges a situation or society as morally regrettable.
遺憾 is a formal, often official expression of regret (used in apologies and statements), while 嘆かわしい expresses moral disapproval of a state of affairs.
悲しい simply describes personal sadness, while 嘆かわしい focuses on the deplorable, regrettable nature of a situation rather than one's own feelings.
Written forms 嘆なげ かわしい Usage 91%
Standard kanji spelling. The kanji 嘆 conveys 'lament' or 'grieve'.
なげかわしい Usage 9%
Etymology Derived from the verb 嘆く (なげく, 'to lament') with the adjectival suffix ～わしい, which expresses a state or quality that evokes a certain feeling.
