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切実 (せつじつ): compelling, serious, severe, acute — Japanese vocabulary

切実 is read せつじつ and means "compelling, serious, severe, acute". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

切実

Reading
せつじつ · setsujitsu
Translation
compelling, serious, severe, acute
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
せつじつが

Example

太っているのが私の切実な問題です。

ふとっているのがわたしのせつじつなもんだいです。

Being fat is a serious problem for me.

Kanji in this word

  • 切 — cut
  • 実 — reality, fruit

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