Japanese

しむ

かなしむ
Meaning: to be sad, to grieve, to mourn
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 悲しむ 悲しまない
Polite 悲しみます 悲しみません
Past 悲しんだ 悲しまなかった
Polite + Past 悲しみました 悲しみませんでした
Te-form 悲しんで 悲しまなくて
Potential 悲しめる 悲しめない
Passive 悲しまれる 悲しまれない
Causative 悲しませる 悲しませない
Causative + Passive 悲しまされる 悲しまされない
Imperative 悲しめ 悲しむな

Handwriting

悲
し
む

Example sentences

The whole family mourned the grandfather's death.
彼は怒っているわけでもないし、悲しんでいるわけでもない。
He is neither angry nor sad.
若い天才の蘭摧玉折を人々は深く悲しんだ
People deeply mourned the death of the young genius

Usage Notes

Refers to feeling or expressing sadness. It is often used for deep emotional pain or mourning someone's death.

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