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寂しい

Lonely


Meaning

Lonely, Lonesome, Solitary, Desolate

Word Type

い adjective

Explanation

This is a single kanji with an い on the end, meaning you know it's probably an adjective. What's the adjective form of lonely? It's still lonely!


Reading

さびしい, さみしい

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn this reading yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you: No one is as lonely as a sad bee (さび). The sad bee is sad because it has no friends and that makes is super lonely. Poor sad bee.


Context

Context Sentences

やっぱり一人暮らしは寂しいです。

As I thought, the single life is lonely.


Kanji Composition