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    3. 悲しい

    悲しい

    悲かなし​い​

    sad

    N4KMT10News #35+1CoreAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab15 strokes

    哀しい愛しい

    かなしい

    Adjective

    1.
    sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful
    2.
    sad, lamentable, deplorable, grievous

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    それはとても悲かなしい話はなしです。

    That is a very sad story.

    KMT3Emotions & Psychology
    友ゆう人じんの死しの知しらせを聞きいて、彼かの女じょは悲かなしい気き持もちになった。

    Hearing the news of her friend's death, she became sad.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    戦せん争そうによって引ひき起おこされた悲かなしい出で来き事ごとは、人ひと々びとの心こころに深ふかく刻きざまれている。

    The sad events caused by war are deeply etched in people's hearts.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyHistory
    彼かれの悲かなしい表ひょう情じょうを見みて、誰だれもが同どう情じょうした。

    Seeing his sad expression, everyone sympathized.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    この映えい画がは、悲かなしい結けつ末まつだが、多おおくの感かん動どうを与あたえた。

    This movie has a sad ending, but it moved many people deeply.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyMusic & Entertainment

    Characters that make up this word

    悲
    かな.しい・かな.しむ…(1)
    grieve・sad・deplore・regret
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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