単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#4,715 most used

切ない

せつない3

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

heartrending; painful

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

When I look back on my life, it's kind of sad.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

IN OTHER SENTENCES

I often listen to sad songs.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

MEANINGS

1

painful; heartrending; trying

い-adjective

TANGOYA ASKS

2

oppressive; suffocating; miserable

い-adjective

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#4,715 most used

Written切ない only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium