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悔しい (くやしい): regrettable, mortifying, vexing — Japanese vocabulary

悔しい is read くやしい and means "regrettable, mortifying, vexing". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

悔しい

Reading
くやしい · kuyashii
Translation
regrettable, mortifying, vexing
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
くやしいが

Example

決勝戦で負けるほど悔しいものはない。

けっしょうせんでまけるほどくやしいものはない。

Nothing is more disappointing than to lose in the finals.

Kanji in this word

  • 悔 — Repent, Regret

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