How to say 'Grieve' in Japanese | 悲しむ

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The Japanese word for Grieve is 'Kanashimu', written as 悲しむ in Japanese.'Grieve' in hiragana is かなしむ.

word

悲しむ

Meaning

Grieve

Reading

かなしむ

kanashimu

Kanji

悲Sad

Explanation

The Japanese verb '悲しむ (かなしむ)' means 'to grieve' or 'to feel sorrow'. It is used to express deep sadness or mourning, often in response to a loss or unfortunate event. This verb can be used in various contexts, such as personal grief or empathy for others. For example: She grieved over her lost dog「彼女は亡くなった犬を悲しんだ」(かのじょはなくなったいぬをかなしんだ). We grieve for the victims of the disaster「私たちは災害の犠牲者を悲しむ」(わたしたちはさいがいのぎせいしゃをかなしむ). The verb can also be used in a more general sense to describe feeling sorrow or sadness about a situation, as in 'He grieved over his failure'「彼は自分の失敗を悲しんだ」(かれはじぶんのしっぱいをかなしんだ).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1969

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 悲しむ

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

悲

Meaning

Sad

Hiragana in the Word 悲しむ

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

し

Reading

Shi

hiragana

む

Reading

Words Related to 悲しむ Through the Kanji 悲

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 悲 as well.

word

悲しい

Meaning

Sad

word

悲しみ

Meaning

Sadness

word

悲鳴

Meaning

Scream

word

悲劇

Meaning

Tragedy

word

悲惨

Meaning

Misery

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'Kanashimu' means 'Grieve' .

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