Kanji

寂

寂

loneliness, quietly, mellow, mature, death of a priest

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

宀部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジャク, セキ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

さび, さびしい, さびれる, さみしい

Nanori (Name Reading)

しず, ちか, やす

Common Readings

ジャク, セキ, さび, さび…しい, さび…れる

Example sentences

寂しい さびしい
卒業して友達と会えなくなるのは寂しい。

It's sad to not be able to see my friends after graduating.

お別れ おわかれ
長年住み慣れた街とお別れするのは寂しい。

It is sad to say goodbye to the town I've lived in for many years.

静寂 せいじゃく
深夜の森は深い静寂に包まれていた。

The forest in the middle of the night was wrapped in deep silence.

刹那 せつな
爆発が起こった刹那、辺りは静寂に包まれた。

The moment the explosion occurred, the surroundings were enveloped in silence.

寂しがり屋 さびしがりや
うちの犬は寂しがり屋で、私が家を出ようとすると悲しそうな顔をします。

My dog gets lonely easily and makes a sad face when I try to leave the house.

その実 そのじつ
彼は強がっているが、その実はとても寂しがり屋だ。

He puts on a brave face, but in reality, he's very lonely.

Example Vocabulary

寂しい

さびしい

lonely; sad; deserted

静寂

せいじゃく

silence; stillness; tranquility

寂れる

さびれる

寂しがり屋

さびしがりや

someone who gets lonely easily; a lonely person

寂寥感

せきりょうかん

寂

さび

物寂しい

ものさびしい

寂寥

せきりょう

夜の静寂

よるのしじま

寂し気

さびしげ

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