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JLPT N1i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

嘆なげかわしい

nagekawashii

deplorable, regrettable

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょがこれほど自分勝手じぶんがってなのは嘆なげかわしい。

    It is deplorable that she is so selfish.

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  2. ネイティブスピーカーに一度いちども師事しじすることなく大学だいがくを卒業そつぎょうできた外国語教師がいこくごきょうしがいるなんて、嘆なげかわしいことだと思おもう。

    I think it’s a shame that some foreign language teachers were able to graduate from college without ever having studied with a native speaker.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. こんなに食たべ物ものを捨すてるのは嘆なげかわしい。

    It’s deplorable to throw away so much food.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 嘆

  • 嘆sigh; lamentOnタンKunなげく・なげかわしい

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