切ない
N1せつない setsunai
- painful
- trying
- oppressive
- 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"
}
}