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heartrending in Japanese

heartrending in Japanese is 痛ましい — heartrending means causing great sadness or suffering.

heartrending in Japanese

痛ましい
adj
Pronounced: itamashii
That causes great grief, anguish or distress.

What does "heartrending" mean?

  1. adj Causing great sadness or suffering.
  2. adj Making people feel deep sympathy.
    "I am suddenly assaulted by the most heartrending puppy-dog eyes I've ever seen as Emi pouts."
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heartrending in a sentence

  • I am suddenly assaulted by the most heartrending puppy-dog eyes I've ever seen as Emi pouts.
  • These walls, under close examination, reveal messages carved in desperation by long ago victims. “If I must die, I beg it be done quickly,” reads one heartrending scrawl, signed by a man known only as Anthony.

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What is "heartrending" in Japanese?
"heartrending" in Japanese is 痛ましい. heartrending means: Causing great sadness or suffering.
How do you pronounce 痛ましい?
"heartrending" in Japanese is 痛ましい, pronounced "itamashii".
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