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Zach

悲観的

Reading

Kana: ひかんてき
Romaji: hikanteki
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

pessimistic; gloomy

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かな.しい、 かな.しむ
Meanings: grieve, sad, deplore, regret
Readings: カン、 み.る、 しめ.す
Meanings: outlook, look, appearance, condition, view
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

Example Sentences

悲観的(ひかんてき)人生観(じんせいかん)()てよう。
➥Let go of your negative outlook on life.
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(かれ)非常(ひじょう)悲観的(ひかんてき)希望(きぼう)()っていない。
➥He is extremely pessimistic and has no aspirations.
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あんな悲観的(ひかんてき)経済(けいざい)学者(がくしゃ)たちの()うことなんか、全然(ぜんぜん)()てにならないよ。
➥Those gloom and doom economists aren't worth their salt.
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病人(びょうにん)悲観的(ひかんてき)になりがちだ。
➥Sick people tend to be pessimistic.
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離婚(りこん)()うと悲観的(ひかんてき)なイメージを連想(れんそう)しがちである。
➥Divorce tends to be associated with a negative image.
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楽観(らっかん)主義者(しゅぎしゃ)(かがみ)をのぞきこんでますます楽天的(らくてんてき)に、悲観論者(ひかんろんしゃ)はますます悲観的(ひかんてき)になる。
➥The optimist looks into a mirror and becomes more optimistic, the pessimist more pessimistic.
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