Vocabulary

What does 寂しい (さびしい, sabishii) mean?

寂しい (さびしい, sabishii) means lonely, sad; desolate.

Quick facts
Readingさびしい
Romajisabishii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
さびしい
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsabishii

lonely, sad; desolate

GenkiGenki 9
  1. 1i-adjective lonely; lonesome; solitary

Example sentences

  • Living alone is lonely.

  • I feel lonely because my friend went back to their country.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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