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悲しみ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 悲しみ

哀しみ
愛しみ
なしみ
Noun
Freq #2641
1

sadness; sorrow; grief

Examples
時はどんな悲しみも癒してくれる。
Time tames the strongest grief.
2

愛しみ only; Archaic

affection; love

Kanji in this Word

12 strokes
Frequency: 1014
JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

grieve
sad
deplore
regret

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かな.しい
かな.しむ
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
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
あし
かな
なる
めぐ
めぐみ
よし
ちか
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