What does 気の毒 mean?
気の毒 is a Japanese noun meaning “pitiful, a pity” in English. It can also be translated as “unpardonable” depending on context. It is written as 気の毒 in kanji, きのどく in hiragana, and kinodoku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
私たちはその老夫婦を気の毒に思った。
We were sorry for the old couple.