せつない
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. painful; heartrending; trying
My heart ached a little.
2. oppressive; suffocating; miserable
Pitch accent
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eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
Examples (10 in total)
It is a terribly poignant story.
Winter evokes a sense of wistfulness, doesn't it?
My heart ached a little.
It is heartrending, and I feel like crying.
It is so heartbreaking, so heartbreaking, that even tears well up.
How heartrending that must be.
It makes me sad to think of her death.
It depicts the poignant truth hidden there.
Don't say such heartbreaking things!
Tom listened to some sad music while watching the rain fall through the window.