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JLPT N4 Elementary

悲しい

The standard adjective for feeling sad or describing sorrowful situations.

Readings

Other forms

悲しいです polite form
悲しく adverbial form
悲しかった plain past
哀しい alternative kanji
I-adjective

Sad / Sorrowful

Describes subjective feelings of sorrow or grief, as well as events or stories that evoke these emotions.

Example

映画 の 最後 が とても 悲しかっ た 。

The end of the movie was very sad.

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悲しい
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The standard adjective for feeling sad or describing sorrowful situations.
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