悲しい
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 悲しい
1
Of a person
sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful
Examples
そんな悲しい目で見ないで。
Don't give me such a sad look.
2
Of a thing, incident, etc.
sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous
Kanji in this Word
悲
12 strokes
Frequency: 1014
JLPT N2
Grade 3
Meanings
grieve
sad
deplore
regret
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヒ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かな.しい
かな.しむ
哀
9 strokes
Frequency: 1715
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
pathetic
grief
sorrow
pathos
pity
sympathize
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
アイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あわ.れ
あわ.れむ
かな.しい
愛
13 strokes
Frequency: 640
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
love
affection
favourite
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
アイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いと.しい
かな.しい
め.でる
お.しむ
まな
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
あ
あし
え
かな
なる
めぐ
めぐみ
よし
ちか
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