嘆かわしい|なげかわしいnagekawashii[5]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. i-adjectivelamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
    彼女かのじょがこれほど自分勝手じぶんかってなのは嘆なげかわしい。↗
    It is deplorable that she is so selfish.
Conjugation
Plain form嘆かわしい(なげかわしい)
Polite (desu)嘆かわしいです(なげかわしいです)
Negative (kunai)嘆かわしくない(なげかわしくない)
polite (ku arimasen)嘆かわしくありません(なげかわしくありません)
Past (katta)嘆かわしかった(なげかわしかった)
Past negative (kunakatta)嘆かわしくなかった(なげかわしくなかった)
Te form (kute)嘆かわしくて(なげかわしくて)
Adverbial (ku)嘆かわしく(なげかわしく)
Conditional (kereba)嘆かわしければ(なげかわしければ)
kattara嘆かわしかったら(なげかわしかったら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym情けないなさけないNeutralPathetic; stresses being good-for-nothing and disgraceful. More colloquial than 「嘆かわしい」.
  • Synonym浅ましいあさましいNeutralDespicable and shameful; stresses low character that invites contempt, with more disgust than 「嘆かわしい」.
  • Related哀れあわれNeutralPitiable; centers on miserable circumstances that evoke sympathy. Unlike 「嘆かわしい」, it carries no sense of blame.
  • Related惨めみじめNeutralWretched; stresses a plight so miserable it is hard to watch, focusing on the person's circumstances.
  • Antonym喜ばしいよろこばしいWrittenGratifying; belongs to written, formal prose. The opposite of 「嘆かわしい」, which describes what makes you sigh.
  • Antonym素晴らしいすばらしいNeutralWonderful; the opposite of regrettable 「嘆かわしい」.

Use 「嘆かわしい」 for social trends or behavior that make you sigh with grief, as in 「嘆かわしい風潮」. For pitiable circumstances say 「哀れ」; for spineless, disgraceful behavior say 「情けない」. The opposite is 「喜ばしい」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 情なさけなくて嘆なげきたくなるさま。
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