痛つう恨こんの極きわみ

Meanings

extreme regret; height of bitterness

A strong, often formal expression for deep regret or chagrin, typically used in serious contexts such as apologies, sports commentary, or news reports.

試し合あいに負まけて、痛つう恨こんの極きわみです。
Losing the match is a matter of extreme regret.
彼かれは痛つう恨こんの極きわみといった表ひょう情じょうでミスを振ふり返かえった。
He looked back on his mistake with an expression of the deepest chagrin.

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Kanji

痛pain, hurt, damage
恨regret, bear a grudge, resentment
極extreme, pole, extremely

Related words

痛つう恨こん
痛恨 is a noun meaning 'deep regret' or 'bitter remorse'; 痛恨の極み is a set phrase that intensifies it to 'the height of regret'.
残ざん念ねん
残念 is a common, everyday word for 'regrettable' or 'disappointing'; 痛恨の極み is much stronger and more formal, used for profound personal or professional regret.

Built from

痛つう恨こん+極きわみ

Written forms

痛つう恨こんの極きわみ
Standard kanji spelling for this fixed expression.
痛つう恨こんのきわみ
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; 極み is sometimes written in kana for readability.

Etymology

Compound of 痛恨 (deep regret) + の (possessive particle) + 極み (extreme, height). The phrase follows a classical pattern for expressing the utmost degree of a feeling.