Definition of 悲しい (かなしい)

かな

悲しい

かなしい

kanashii

adjective
1.
sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful(of a person)
2.
sad, lamentable, deplorable, grievous(of a thing, incident, etc.)
Other readings:
哀しい【かなしい】[1]
愛しい【かなしい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
Related Kanji
grieve, sad, deplore, regret
pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize
love, affection, favourite
Conjugations
adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
悲しい
かなしい
kanashii
悲しいです
かなしいです
kanashiidesu
悲しくない
かなしくない
kanashikunai
悲しくありません
かなしくありません
kanashikuarimasen

悲しくないです
かなしくないです
kanashikunaidesu
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
悲しかった
かなしかった
kanashikatta
悲しかったです
かなしかったです
kanashikattadesu
悲しくなかった
かなしくなかった
kanashikunakatta
悲しくありませんでした
かなしくありませんでした
kanashikuarimasendeshita

悲しくなかったです
かなしくなかったです
kanashikunakattadesu
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
悲しかろう
かなしかろう
kanashikarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
悲しいだろう
かなしいだろう
kanashiidarou
te-form
悲しくて
かなしくて
kanashikute
Adverb
悲しく
かなしく
kanashiku
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
悲しければ
かなしければ
kanashikereba
悲しくなければ
かなしくなければ
kanashikunakereba
Please note: These conjugation tables are auto-generated, and some forms may not be relevant or in normal usage for this word. If you find any errors please send feedback.
Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 128 results)

I was having a very good time, when the sad news came

I felt very sad when I heard the news

The song is at once sad and beautiful

Ah, me

Don't give me such a sad look

I was surprised and became sad

I suddenly became very sad

I feel sad every now and then

I weep for my lost youth

He was so sad that he almost went mad

I forget sad things when I fall asleep

"He used to love me," she answered sadly

I do not feel sad

When she was reading the letter, she looked sad

I was much affected by the sad news

I'm very sad to hear that

ときおり
時折
わた
かな
悲しく
At times I feel sad

It's heartbreaking

The saddest part of the story remains to be told

I was shocked at the sad news
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