1.
to be sad, to feel sorrow
To experience sadness.
別れを悲しむ。
To feel sad about parting.
悲しむことはない。
There's no need to be sad.
失敗を悲しんでばかりいても仕方がない。
It's no use just feeling sad about the failure.
2.
to grieve, to mourn
To feel deep sorrow, especially for a loss.
彼の死を悲しんだ。
I grieved his death.
友人の不幸を深く悲しんだ。
I deeply grieved my friend's misfortune.
国中がその知らせを悲しんだ。
The whole country mourned the news.
悲しむ is a godan verb meaning "to feel sad" or "to grieve." It's the verb form derived from the adjective 悲しい.
WORD FAMILY:
- 悲しい: sad (i-adjective)
- 悲しむ: to feel sad, to grieve (verb)
- 悲しみ: sadness, grief (noun)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 〜を悲しむ: to grieve over ~
- 別れを悲しむ: to feel sad about parting
- 死を悲しむ: to mourn someone's death
ASPECT (ている):
悲しんでいる describes an ongoing state of grief or sadness.
RELATED VERBS:
- 嘆く: to lament, to grieve (more literary)
- 泣く: to cry
- 悼む: to mourn (formal)