悲しい is an i-adjective expressing sadness, sorrow, or grief.
FORMS:
- Verb: 悲しむ (to feel sad, to grieve)
- Noun: 悲しみ (sadness, sorrow)
- Adverb: 悲しく (sadly)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 悲しい気持ち: sad feelings
- 悲しい知らせ: sad news
- 悲しい顔: sad face
- 悲しくなる: to become sad
- 悲しくて泣く: to cry from sadness
KANJI COMPOUNDS:
- 悲劇: tragedy
- 悲惨: miserable, tragic
- 悲観: pessimism
- 悲報: sad news
SIMILAR WORDS:
NOTE:
悲しい describes emotional sadness and grief, while 寂しい focuses more on loneliness or missing someone/something.