寂しい

さびしい

Lonely, lonesome

N4i-adjective·sabishii

How to remember it

寂 evokes silence and desolation — a quiet, empty room that makes you ache.

Example sentences

  • 友達がいなくて寂しいです。

    ともだちがいなくてさびしいです。

    I'm lonely without my friends.

  • 夜は寂しくなります。

    よるはさびしくなります。

    It gets lonely at night.

Usage

i-adjective; can also mean 'desolate' or 'missed' (e.g. 寂しく思う).

Related words

孤独楽しい寂れる

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