Vocab Info

N1 Adverb, Noun, する-verb, と-adverb

がっくりheartbroken, crestfallen, dejected, disappointed, drastic

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    1. Adverb, Noun, する-verb, と-adverb

      1. 1.

        heartbroken, crestfallen, dejected, disappointed

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    がっくり、ガックリ

    Details

      • が

      • っ

      • く

      • り

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    Examples

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    • 試合(しあい)に負(ま)けた選手(せんしゅ)ががっくりと膝(ひざ)をついた。

      The player who lost the match dropped to his knees, crestfallen.

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    • 客足(きゃくあし)ががっくりと減(へ)ったので社長(しゃちょう)は焦(あせ)っています。

      The president is panicking after a drastic drop in customer traffic.

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    • 妻(つま)に先立(さきだ)たれてがっくりとしている父(ちち)を見(み)るのは辛(つら)いです。

      It's painful to see my father so heartbroken after losing my mother.

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    • 受賞(じゅしょう)を逃(のが)してがっくりしているその漫画(まんが)家(か)は、今後(こんご)更(さら)に腕(うで)を上(あ)げるだろう。

      That manga artist, disappointed at not winning the award, will likely continue to hone his skills.

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    • いかなる事(こと)があってもへこたれない姉(あね)ががっくりと首(くび)を垂(た)れるので心配(しんぱい)です。

      My sister never lets anything get to her, so seeing her hang her head in disappointment has me worried.

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