Kanji

淋

淋

lonely, deserted

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

リン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

さびしい, さみしい

Example sentences

淋しい さびしい
一人 で いる と 、 ふと した 瞬間 に 淋しい と 感じる こと が ある 。

When I am alone, there are moments when I suddenly feel lonely.

墨痕淋漓 ぼっこんりんり
その 書 は 墨痕淋漓 と していて 、 迫力 が ある 。

That calligraphy is vivid and has impact.

Example Vocabulary

淋しい

さびしい

lonely; desolate; missing something

淋しげ

さびしげ

淋しがり屋

さびしがりや

油淋鶏

ユーリンチー

もの淋しい

ものさびしい

物淋しい

ものさびしい

淋菌

りんきん

淋病

りんびょう

墨痕淋漓

ぼっこんりんり

vivid and flowing (ink); vigorous (calligraphy)

淋漓

りんり

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