Chinese

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ache; pain; sorrow close to; to cut; to slice
simp. and trad.
(痛切)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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痛切

  1. (often adverbially) most sorrowful; deeply remorseful

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
つう
Grade: 6
せつ
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

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From (tsū, "severe, "vehement," "keen") + (setsu, "keen," "acute," "intense").

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(つう)(せつ) (tsūsetsu-na (adnominal (つう)(せつ) (tsūsetsu na), adverbial (つう)(せつ) (tsūsetsu ni))

  1. keen, acute, poignant

Inflection

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Noun

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(つう)(せつ) (tsūsetsu

  1. keenness, acuity, poignancy

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

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痛切

  1. chữ Hán form of thống thiết (pathetic).