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わびしい Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Conjugation わびしい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary わびしい わびしくない Polite わびしいです わびしくないです also わびしくありません Past polite わびしかったです わびしくなかったです also わびしくありませんでした Past わびしかった わびしくなかった Te-form わびしくて わびしくなくて Adverbial わびしく Conditional わびしければ わびしくなければ Tara conditional わびしかったら わびしくなかったら
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The winter seashore was a dreary sight.
Spending a holiday alone feels lonely.
I hate going back to my shabby apartment.
Related words 侘しい emphasizes a bleak, dreary, or shabby atmosphere, while 寂しい is a softer word for missing someone or feeling emotionally alone.
侘しい is a more literary word for a bleak, forlorn loneliness, while 心細い is the everyday word for feeling anxious and unsupported.
侘しい focuses on a lonely, desolate feeling (often from isolation or shabby surroundings), while やるせない centers on sadness that cannot be relieved.
侘しい centers on loneliness and desolation, while 惨め centers on humiliating or pitiable misery.
Written forms わびしい Usage 56%
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 侘しい and 侘びしい are rare and literary.
侘わび しい Usage 35%
Rare kanji form; may appear in literary or aesthetic contexts.
佗わび しい Usage 6%
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侘わ びしい
Etymology Derived from the verb 侘びる (わびる, 'to feel lonely' or 'to be worried'), with the adjective-forming suffix しい. The kanji 侘 is associated with the aesthetic concept of wabi, but the adjective わびしい predates that specialized usage and simply describes a state of loneliness or desolation.
Usage 2%
Rare kanji form with okurigana; may appear in literary or aesthetic contexts.
佗わ びしい Usage 1%
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