How do you say "to be disappointed" in Japanese?

“To be disappointed” in Japanese

Short answer

がっかり gakkari がっかり

To be disappointed in Japanese is “がっかり” (gakkari). Full meaning: to be disappointed, to be dejected, to be downhearted, to be discouraged, to be disheartened, to lose heart, to feel let down; to feel exhausted, to feel drained.

Other ways to say “To be disappointed” in Japanese

鼻白む hanajiromu to look daunted, to look embarrassed, to be disappointed がつかり gakkari to be disappointed, to be dejected, to be downhearted, to be discouraged, to be disheartened, to lose heart, to feel let down; to feel exhausted, to feel drained ガッカリ gakkari to be disappointed, to be dejected, to be downhearted, to be discouraged, to be disheartened, to lose heart, to feel let down; to feel exhausted, to feel drained げっそり gessori to be disheartened, to be dejected, to be discouraged, to be disappointed; suddenly (losing a lot of weight), looking emaciated, becoming very thin 鼻じろむ hanajiromu to look daunted, to look embarrassed, to be disappointed 勝ヶ里 katsugari to be disappointed, to be dejected, to be downhearted, to be discouraged, to be disheartened, to lose heart, to feel let down; to feel exhausted, to feel drained はなじろむ hanajiromu to look daunted, to look embarrassed, to be disappointed がっかし gakkashi to be disappointed, to be dejected, to be downhearted, to be discouraged, to be disheartened, to lose heart, to feel let down; to feel exhausted, to feel drained ゲッソリ gessori to be disheartened, to be dejected, to be discouraged, to be disappointed; suddenly (losing a lot of weight), looking emaciated, becoming very thin ゲツソリ gessori to be disheartened, to be dejected, to be discouraged, to be disappointed; suddenly (losing a lot of weight), looking emaciated, becoming very thin 鼻白み hanajiromi to look daunted, to look embarrassed, to be disappointed

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