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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

悲ひ観かん

hikan

to be pessimistic

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょは悲観ひかんする傾向けいこうがある。

    She has a tendency to look on the dark side of things.

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  2. 彼かれは悲観ひかんする傾向けいこうがある。

    He has a tendency to be pessimistic.

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  3. 人生じんせいをそう悲観ひかんしてはいけない。

    You had better not take such a hopeless view of life.

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Kanji in 悲観

  • 悲grieve; sadOnヒKunかなしい・かなしむ
  • 観outlook; lookOnカンKunみる・しめす

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