痛切|つうせつtsuusetsu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjective, nounkeen; acute; heartfelt
    彼女かのじょは悲かなしさがあまりにも痛切つうせつで涙なみだも出でなかった。↗
    Her grief was too acute for tears.
Conjugation
Plain form痛切(つうせつ)
Polite (desu)痛切です(つうせつです)
Negative (dewa nai)痛切ではない(つうせつではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)痛切ではありません(つうせつではありません)
Past (datta)痛切だった(つうせつだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)痛切ではなかった(つうせつではなかった)
Te form (de)痛切で(つうせつで)
Adverbial (ni)痛切に(つうせつに)
Conditional (nara)痛切なら(つうせつなら)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related痛烈つうれつNeutralRefers to scathing criticism or fierce blows, as in 「痛烈な批判」; 「痛切」 is about feeling something keenly, not the force of an attack.
  • Related切ないせつないNeutralDescribes heartache or sadness, as in 「切ない思い」; 「痛切」 centers on deeply feeling or realizing something.
  • Antonym些細ささいNeutralThe antonym of 「痛切」 on the deep-vs-trivial axis: it describes things too slight or insignificant to matter.

Use 「痛切」 for feeling or realizing something keenly, as in 「痛切に感じる」. For sharp criticism choose 「痛烈」, for emotional distress 「切ない」; the antonym is 「些細」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 身みにしみて感かんじること。非常ひじょうに切実せつじつなこと。
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