寂(さび)しい

さびしい
adjective (i-adjective)
lonely, lonesome
1. lonely, lonesome
The feeling of sadness from being alone or separated from others. Can describe both the emotional state and situations that evoke loneliness.
一人(ひとり)で寂(さび)しいです。
I'm lonely being alone.
友達(ともだち)がいなくて寂(さび)しいです。
I'm lonely without friends.
あなたがいないと寂(さび)しくなります。
I'll be lonely without you.
引(ひ)っ越(こ)してから、前(まえ)の友達(ともだち)に会(あ)えなくて寂(さび)しいです。
Since I moved, I can't see my old friends and feel lonely.
夜(よる)、静(しず)かな部屋(へや)で一人(ひとり)で座(すわ)っていると、とても寂(さび)しい気持(きも)ちになることがあります。
When I sit alone in a quiet room at night, I sometimes feel very lonely.

寂(さび)しい is an i-adjective expressing loneliness or the sadness of being alone.

PRONUNCIATION:
Both さびしい and さみしい are correct and commonly used.

KANJI VARIANTS:

  • 寂(さび)しい: more common
  • 淋(さび)しい: alternative kanji

FORMS:

  • 寂(さび)しい: lonely (dictionary form)
  • 寂(さび)しく: lonely (adverb/connective)
  • 寂(さび)しさ: loneliness (noun form)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 〜がいなくて寂(さび)しい: lonely without ~
  • 寂(さび)しくなる: to become lonely
  • 寂(さび)しい気持(きも)ち: feeling of loneliness

USAGE:
Used when missing someone, feeling isolated, or describing desolate places. Different from 悲(かな)しい (sad), which is about sorrow rather than loneliness.

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Added 2026.1.7 21:57 · Revised 2026.2.19 11:46
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