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

悲しいけど、しょうがないよ。

It's sad, but it can't be helped.

それは悲しすぎるね。

That's too sad.

モモちゃんが悲しい気持ちの時は、お父さんもお母さんも悲し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