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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

切せつない

N1
せつない setsunai
  1. painful
  2. trying
  3. oppressive
  4. suffocating
い-adjective

Chinese meanings

难过;痛苦

Examples

  • ちょっぴり切ない朝を迎えました。
    I was greeted with a slightly sad morning.
    迎来了有些伤感的早晨。
  • 切ない曲をよく聴きます。
    I often listen to sad songs.
    我经常听令人心酸的曲子。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('11f4624f81'); // 切ない
{
  "id": "11f4624f81",
  "word": "切ない",
  "reading": "せつない",
  "romaji": "setsunai",
  "meanings": [
    "painful",
    "trying",
    "oppressive",
    "suffocating"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "adj-i"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1383770,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "ちょっぴり切ない朝を迎えました。",
      "en": "I was greeted with a slightly sad morning.",
      "tatoeba_id": 8995472
    },
    {
      "ja": "切ない曲をよく聴きます。",
      "en": "I often listen to sad songs.",
      "tatoeba_id": 8584050
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "c1b1eebd665a7ba93fc3b96dbad559044ac25c3f220a28b74041681b3da00c28",
    "meanings": [
      "难过",
      "痛苦"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "ちょっぴり切ない朝を迎えました。",
        "zh": "迎来了有些伤感的早晨。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "切ない曲をよく聴きます。",
        "zh": "我经常听令人心酸的曲子。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/11f4624f81",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1383770; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "699ba3547ca38883f35a83779c9bda5923ca4ff474ed45cf1bb024fe84b1eca8"
  }
}