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切ない (せつない) — painful | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

切ない

せつない

N1

i-adjective

Meanings

1painful
2trying
3sad
4heartrending
5oppressive
6suffocating
7miserable

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Kanji in this word

切Cut, Cutoff, Be Sharp4 strokes

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