なさけない
Nasakenai
Other forms: 情け無い、情無い、情ない
Also read: なっさけない
情けない (Nasakenai) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “miserable, pitiable, shameful, deplorable”.
Meanings
- i-adjectivemiserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
Examples
自分の行動を思い出すと情けないよ。
When I think back on what I did, I feel pretty stupid.
親として誠に情けない状態にありました。
As a parent I was in a truly pitiable state.
そのような時逃げるしか考えていない日本国民は情けない。
The Japanese people, thinking only of running away in such times, are pathetic.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).