► 動詞
悲しむ [(3)かなしむ] [liter] meaning: sad rank: 1
☆ お母さんを悲しませるような事をするな ⇨ Don’t do things that break your mom’s heart
☆ 彼が死んでも悲しむ人はいない ⇨ Nobody will grieve when he dies
☆ 彼女は飼い犬が死んだことを悲しんでいる ⇨ She is grieving the death of her pet dog
嘆く [(2)なげく] [liter] meaning: sad rank: 2
☆ 彼は最近の日本人は正しい日本語が話せないと嘆いている ⇨ He deplores that today’s Japanese can’t speak proper Japanese
嘆き悲しむ [(6)なげきかなしむ] [liter] meaning: sad rank: 3
☆ 彼女は子供の死を嘆き悲しんだ ⇨ She grieved the loss of her child
打ち拉がれる [(6)うちひしがれる] [liter] meaning: sad rank: 4
☆ 彼は家族を失った悲しみに打ちひしがれた ⇨ He was battered by the pain of losing his family
悲しがる [(4)かなしがる] [liter] meaning: sad rank: 4
☆ 有名人が死ぬと悲しがる人達が沢山いる ⇨ There will be many grieving people when a celebrity dies
嘆ずる [たんずる] [liter] meaning: sad rank: 5
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► 成句
心 [(2)こころ] [心が痛む] meaning: sad rank: 2
☆ 病気の子供を見ると心が痛む ⇨ It breaks my heart to see a sick child
心 [(2)こころ] [心を痛める] meaning: sad rank: 2
☆ 彼女は隣の子が親にいつも怒鳴られているのを見て心を痛めている ⇨ Her heart aches, she feels sad to see the nextdoor boy has always been yelled at by his parents
胸 [(2)むね] [胸が痛む] meaning: sad rank: 2
☆ 虐待された動物を見て胸が痛んだ ⇨ My heart ached, was broken, when I saw abused animals
胸 [(2)むね] [胸を痛める] meaning: sad rank: 2
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遣り切れない [(4)やりきれない] meaning: sad rank: 3
☆ 世界中で子供達が虐待されているのは遣り切れない ⇨ It is unbearable that children are abused all over the world
► 名詞
悲しみ [かなしみ] [liter] meaning: sad rank: 1
☆ 悲しみで胸が張り裂けそうになった ⇨ My heart felt like torn apart by the grief
影 [(1)かげ] meaning: sad rank: 2
☆ 彼にはどこか影がある ⇨ He seems like carrying some shadow, sadness, with him (☛ Note it is NOT darkness, wickedness, but rather sadness that comes from traumatic experiences in the past)
嘆き [なげき] [liter] meaning: sad rank: 2
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哀愁 [あいしゅう] [liter] meaning: sad rank: 4
☆ 哀愁に満ちた歌 ⇨ A song filled with sadness, melancholy
憂い [うれい] [liter] meaning: sad rank: 4
☆ 彼女の憂いを湛えた瞳 ⇨ Her melancholy-filled eyes
悲嘆 [ひたん] [悲嘆に暮れる] [liter] meaning: sad rank: 4
☆ 彼女は子を失って悲嘆にくれた ⇨ She was devastated by the loss of her child
► 形容詞
悲しい [(3)かなしい] [liter] meaning: sad rank: 1
☆ 子供の時の悲しい思い出 ⇨ A sad memory from childhood
寂しい [(3)さびしい] meaning: sad rank: 1
☆ お気に入りのラーメン屋が閉店するのは寂しい気がする ⇨ It’s sad that my favorite ramen restaurant is closing permanently
☆ なんと寂しい世の中だ ⇨ What a sad world we live in
痛ましい [(4)いたましい] meaning: sad rank: 3
☆ 小さな子供達が死傷するという痛ましい事件 ⇨ A heartbreaking incident where multiple young children died (☛ Heartbreaking from third party’s point of view)
切ない [(3)せつない] [liter] meaning: sad rank: 3
☆ 失恋の切ない思い ⇨ Heart-wrenching sadness of lost love
物悲しい [(5)ものがなしい] meaning: sad rank: 4
☆ 物悲しい旋律 ⇨ A melancholic melody
遣る瀬無い [(4)やるせない] meaning: sad rank: 4
☆ 世界中で子供の虐待が続いていると思うとやるせない気分になる ⇨ When I think that child abuses are continuing all over the world, I get the feeling I don’t know how to deal with (☛ Literally “no place to send”. Sad feeling hard to resolve)
► 形容動詞
哀れ [(1)あわれ] [liter] meaning: sad rank: 2
☆ 哀れなことに彼は子供の時に両親を失った ⇨ It is heartbreaking that he lost his parents when he was little (☛ Feel very sad for other people’s plight)
悲惨 [ひさん] [liter] meaning: sad rank: 2
☆ 彼は悲惨な子供時代を送った ⇨ He spent a horrible childhood
☆ 戦争の悲惨さ ⇨ The misery of war
悲しげ [かなしげ] meaning: sad rank: 3
☆ 彼女は悲しげな顔をした ⇨ She had a sad look on her face
悲痛 [ひつう] [liter] meaning: sad rank: 3
☆ 戦争避難民の悲痛な叫び ⇨ The heartbreaking cries of the war refugees
悲愴 [ひそう] meaning: sad rank: 4
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