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わびしい

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word わびしい

侘しい
侘びしい
~い Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #34773
1

miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless

Examples
あなたがいなくなったら、この世は本当に侘びしくなるわ。
What a lonely world it would be with you away!

Kanji in this Word

8 strokes

Meanings

proud
lonely

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
わび.しい
ほこ.る
わ.びる
7 strokes

Meanings

proud
lonely

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
わび.しい
わび
ほか
わ.びる
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