adjective
- sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful.  Of a person.
- sad, lamentable, deplorable, grievous.  Of a thing, incident, etc..
 
            
         
        
            
                                    Variations
                    
                        
                            | Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | 
                                            
                            |  | 悲しい | かなしい | ✔ | 
                                            
                            |  | 哀しい | かなしい |  | 
                                            
                            |  | 愛しい | かなしい |  | 
                                        
                             
            
                                    Contained Kanji Breakdown
                                                                        grieve, sad, deplore
かな.しい ヒ (3rd, N3)
un-, mistake, negative
ヒ あら.ず (5th, N3)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)