Vocab Info

N2 I-adjective

(せつ)ないpainful, heartrending, trying, oppressive, suffocating, miserable

    Dictionary Definition

    1. I-adjective

      1.

      painful, heartrending, trying

    2. I-adjective

      2.

      oppressive, suffocating, miserable

    All Forms

    切ない 【せつない】

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    Examples

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      大事(だいじ)(ひと)との(わか)れが(せつ)ないです。

      Parting with a loved one is painful. {painful, heartrending, trying, oppressive, suffocating, miserable}

      • N2

      (かな)しい結末(けつまつ)(ほん)()んで(せつ)ない気持(きも)ちになった。

      I felt heartbroken after reading a book with a sad ending. {painful, heartrending, trying, oppressive, suffocating, miserable}

      • N2

      (こい)(かな)わなかったので(せつ)ない(おも)いをしています。

      I'm feeling heartbroken because my love was not reciprocated. {painful, heartrending, trying, oppressive, suffocating, miserable}

      • N2

      子供(こども)にしろペットにしろ、大事(だいじ)家族(かぞく)との(わか)れは(せつ)ないです。

      Whether it's a child or a pet, parting with a beloved family member is painful. {painful, heartrending, trying, oppressive, suffocating, miserable}

      • N2

      ろくに面倒(めんどう)もみてくれなかった(ちち)(ぼく)との(わか)れを(せつ)ない(かん)じるわけがない。

      There's no way my father, who never properly took care of me, would feel heartbroken about parting ways with me. {painful, heartrending, trying, oppressive, suffocating, miserable}

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