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ちむぐるさん【肝苦さん】 : chimugurusan | define meaning
chimugurusan
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕimuɡurusaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- (Of a situation) Lamentable; awful; terrible; deplorable; tragic; painful [to watch]; heartbreaking
- (Of a person) Pitiful; pitiable; poor [thing]; sad; pathetic
- (Interjection) Poor thing!; How deplorable!; How awful; How sad; I feel sorry for [them]; My heart aches for [them]
- あいえなあ、ちむぐるさん
aienaa, chimugurusan
"Oh no, how awful!"
- あいえなあ、ちむぐるさん
Etymology
Derived from ちむ【肝】 chimu "liver; heart" and the rendaku form of くるさん【苦さん】 kurusan "to be painful" (more commonly, くりさん kurisan).
Notes
Variant: ちむぐりさん【肝苦さん】 chimugurisan
Related term: ちむぐるさ【肝苦さ】 chimugurusa "despair; pity; sadness" (variant ちむぐりさ【肝苦さ】 chimugurisa)
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | 肝苦さん |
Kana | ちむぐるさん |
Romanization | chimugurusan |
Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕimuɡurusaŋ̍] |
意味:かわいそう【可愛そう・可哀想】、こころぐるしい【心苦しい】
肝苦さん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 27). ちむぐるさん【肝苦さん】 : chimugurusan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/830/chimugurusan/.