悲しい

かなしい

Sad, sorrowful, heartbreaking

N4i-adjective·kanashii

How to remember it

かな evokes a long sigh, the very sound of sorrow and sadness.

Example sentences

  • 彼女が去って悲しい。

    かのじょがさってかなしい。

    I'm sad that she left.

  • 悲しい映画を見て泣いた。

    かなしいえいがをみてないた。

    I cried watching a sad movie.

Usage

Describes one's own sadness; 悲しむ is the verb to grieve.

Related words

悲しむ悲しみ寂しい泣く

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