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Japanese word 気の毒: pitiful / unfortunate. Meanings and example sentences.

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気の毒 (きのどく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

気の毒 (きのどく) means pitiful / unfortunate.

See example sentences below.

気の毒 at a glance

気の毒
きのどくkinodoku
N3adj
pitiful / unfortunate
気の毒きのどくkinodokuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 気の毒

Core meaning

pitiful / unfortunate

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼のけがは本当に気の毒だ。

Translation

His injury is really pitiful.

Example 2

そんなに気の毒に思わないでください。

Translation

Please don't feel so sorry for me.

気の毒 (きのどく): meaning and examples | Daily Nihongo