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寂しい
sabishii
Description
「寂しい」は、一人でいる時や大切な人がいなくなった時に感じる、悲しくて心が空っぽな気持ちを表す言葉です。
"寂しい" expresses the sad and empty feeling felt when alone or when an important person is gone.
人だけでなく、静かで人が少ない場所にも使えます。
It can be used not only for people but also for quiet, sparsely populated places.
Meanings
寂しいsabishii
lonely; feeling sad from being alone
一人で家にいると寂しいです。
I feel lonely when I'm home alone.
寂しいsabishii
quiet and deserted; lacking liveliness
この町は夜になると寂しいです。
This town feels lonely at night.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
also read さびしい; means both emotional loneliness and physical emptiness of a place.
- Form
i-adjective; negative 寂しくない, past 寂しかった.
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