Illustration: In a community sports hall, a table-tennis player stands at the end of a just-finished match, staring at the ball that has landed beyond their reach. Their jaw is tight, one fist clenched beside their thigh, and tears gather as they try to keep their composure.

JLPT N2i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

悔くやしい

kuyashii

frustrated, bitterly disappointed

Example sentences

  1. 悔くやしい？

    Are you disappointed?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 決勝戦けっしょうせんで負まけるほど悔くやしいものはない。

    Nothing is more disappointing than to lose in the finals.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 悔くやしかった。

    I was frustrated.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 悔

  • 悔repent; regretOnカイKunくいる・くやむ・くやしい

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