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Dictionary: “気の毒”

気の毒

きのどく

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; miserable; wretched

Example sentence

We were sorry for the old couple.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

気
On
き;け
Kun
いき
Stroke count
6

・spirit

・mind

・air

・atmosphere

・mood

1 2 3 4 5 6
毒
On
どく
Kun
—
Stroke count
8

・poison

・virus

・venom

・germ

・harm

・injury

・spite

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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Related words to 気の毒

2 related words

気の毒

きのどく

→

unpardonable;regrettable

気の毒に思う

きのどくにおもう

→

to feel sorry (for, that);to regret (that);to feel pity;to sympathize