Vocabulary

What does 悔しい (くやしい, kuyashii) mean?

悔しい (くやしい, kuyashii) means frustrating, regrettable.

Quick facts
Readingくやしい
Romajikuyashii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
くやしい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkuyashii

frustrating, regrettable

  1. 1i-adjective frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined

Example sentences

  • I feel frustrated about losing the match.

  • It's so frustrating - I was this close to winning.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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