JLPT N3 · な-adjective

気の毒 (kinodoku)

気の毒 (きのどく, kinodoku) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “pitiful; unfortunate”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きのどく
Romaji: kinodoku
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; miserable; wretched · な-adjective, noun
unpardonable; regrettable · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

私たちはその老夫婦を気の毒に思った。

We were sorry for the old couple.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 気の毒

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	気の毒だ	きのどくだ kinodokuda
Present (polite)	気の毒です	きのどくです kinodokudesu
Negative	気の毒じゃない	きのどくじゃない kinodokujanai
Past	気の毒だった	きのどくだった kinodokudatta
Negative past	気の毒じゃなかった	きのどくじゃなかった kinodokujanakatta
Te-form	気の毒で	きのどくで kinodokude
Before a noun	気の毒な	きのどくな kinodokuna
Adverb (~ni)	気の毒に	きのどくに kinodokuni

Kanji in 気の毒

気

spirit, mind, airキ・ケ・いき・き · 6 strokes

毒

poison, virus, venomドク · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 気の毒.

元気げんきlively天気てんきweather電気でんきelectricity病気びょうきillness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold)気きspirit気分きぶんfeeling空気くうきair気持ちきもちfeeling天気予報てんきよほうweather forecast湿気しっけmoisture活気かっきenergy気温きおん(air) temperature気候きこうclimate気体きたいgas

Source: JMdict entry 1221770 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.