“Painful to watch” in Japanese
Short answer
Painful to watch in Japanese is “慚無い” (zannai). Full meaning: painful to watch, pitiful, pathetic.
Other ways to say “Painful to watch” in Japanese
見るに忍びない
mirunishinobinai (so miserable that it is) painful to look at, painful to watch
見るに堪えない
mirunitaenai so miserable that it is painful to look at, can't bear to look at, painful to watch
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