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ちむぐりさん【肝苦さん】 : chimugurisan | define meaning

chimugurisan

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕimuɡuɾisaŋ̍]

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]
1. あいえなあ、ちむぐりさん
  aienaa, chimugurisan
  "Oh no, how awful!"

Etymology

Derived from ちむ【肝】 chimu "liver; heart" and the rendaku form of くりさん【苦さん】 kurisan "to be painful".

Notes

Variant: ちむぐるさん【肝苦さん】 chimugurusan

Related term: ちむぐりさ【肝苦さ】 chimugurisa "despair; pity; sadness" (variant ちむぐるさ【肝苦さ】 chimugurusa)

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	肝苦さん
Kana	ちむぐりさん
Romanization	chimugurisan
Pronunciation (IPA)	[t͡ɕimuɡuɾisaŋ̍]

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】、きのどく【気の毒】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 27). ちむぐりさん【肝苦さん】 : chimugurisan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/831/chimugurisan/.