寂しい【さびしい】
Frequency rank: 1,641.
- lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
adjective (keiyoushi)
Forms
- 寂しい【さびしい】【さみしい】Frequency rank: 1,641.
- 淋しい【さびしい】【さみしい】Frequency rank: 43,061. – 43,772.
- さびしいFrequency rank: 25,902. – 26,097.
- さみしいFrequency rank: 15,219. – 15,266.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
This meaning describes a feeling of sadness due to the absence of companionship or the presence of emptiness. It can apply to both physical spaces and emotional states.
Generated collocations (experimental)
さびしい寂しいきもち気持ちlonely feelingさびしい寂しいとき時lonely timesさびしい寂しいばしょ場所lonely placeさびしい寂しいこころ心lonely heartさびしい寂しいこえ声lonely voiceさびしい寂しいよる夜lonely nightさびしい寂しいひと人lonely personさびしい寂しいおもい思いlonely thoughtsさびしい寂しいおもい思いをするto feel lonelyさびし寂しさをまぎらわす紛らわすto distract from lonelinessともだちがい友達がいなくてさびしい寂しいfeeling lonely without friends
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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For some reason it didn't go well, shot down at every attempt, and he led a sad "History of no girlfriend = Age" life.
The mother greatly missed her daughter, who was away at college.
The mother missed her daughter who was away at college.
She thought he might be feeling lonely and forgotten.
Though she was alone, I didn't think she was lonely.
She always comforted herself with music when she was lonely.
They will lodge by twos and threes in lonely farmhouses.