Meaning

Primary

Sad

Word Type

い adjective

Explanation

This is a single kanji with しい on the end, so you know it's an adjective. What's the adjective form of sad? It's sad, sadly.

Reading

かなしい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

You learned this reading with 悲しむ, hooray!

Context

Context Sentences

それは悲しすぎるね。

That's too sad.

悲しいけど、今ので運を使い切ってしまった気がする。

Sadly, I feel like I've just used up all my luck for it.

桃ちゃんが悲しい気持ちの時は、お父さんもお母さんも辛い気持ちになってしまうのよ。

When you feel sad, Momo, neither your dad nor myself are happy.

Kanji Composition