気の毒 (Kinodoku) is a Japanese na-adjective meaning “pitiful, unfortunate, poor, miserable”.
Meanings
- na-adjective, nounpitiful; unfortunate; poor; miserable; wretched
- na-adjective, noununpardonable; regrettable
Examples
全く気の毒だ。
What a pity!
気の毒ですね。
That's too bad.
彼女が気の毒だ。
I feel sorry for her.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).