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惨め

不見目

Reading

Kana: みじめ
Romaji: mijime
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Definition

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miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

Kanji

Readings: サン、 ザン、 みじ.め、 いた.む、 むご.い
Meanings: wretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: モク、 ボク、 め、 -め、 ま-
Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

Example Sentences

(わたし)はみじめで不幸(ふこう)だった。
➥I was miserable and unhappy.
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(かれ)らは(みじ)めな犯人(はんにん)同情(どうじょう)した。
➥They sympathized with the miserable criminal.
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その実験(じっけん)(みじ)めな失敗(しっぱい)()わった。
➥The experiment resulted in a miserable failure.
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(かれ)生活(せいかつ)がみじめなんですよ。
➥He's leading a dog's life.
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(かれ)(わか)(ころ)(みじ)めな生活(せいかつ)(おく)った。
➥He lived a wretched life when young.
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(ふたた)(みじ)めな現実(げんじつ)()(もど)されました。
➥It brought me down to earth.
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