Illustration: In a family kitchen, a muscular father has abandoned opening a small jam jar after dramatically rolling up both sleeves. He sits with shoulders collapsed, cheeks flushed, and hands hidden between his knees.

JLPT N2i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

情なさけない

nasakenai

pathetic, shameful

Example sentences

自分じぶんの行動こうどうを思おもい出だすと情なさけないよ。
When I think back on what I did, I feel pretty stupid.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼女かのじょは自分じぶんの子供こどもたちの振ふる舞まいを情なさけなく思おもった。
She was ashamed of her children’s behavior.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
親おやとして誠まことに情なさけない状態じょうたいにありました。
As a parent I was in a truly pitiable state.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 情

情feelings; emotionOnジョウ・セイKunなさけ

A word like this on every new tab

The Bebop Chrome extension shows one illustrated Japanese word each time you open a new tab in Chrome, with its reading, meaning, kanji and three example sentences. Choose any mix of levels from N5 to beyond N1. It’s free, with no account.

The Bebop new tab showing 音楽, music, over an illustration of a family playing music at home, with three example sentences

Add to Chrome Free on the Chrome Web Store

For Chrome on a computer. See it on the Chrome Web Store