also: さみしい
寂しい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 寂しい | 寂しくない |
| Polite | 寂しいです | 寂しくないですalso 寂しくありません |
| Past polite | 寂しかったです | 寂しくなかったですalso 寂しくありませんでした |
| Past | 寂しかった | 寂しくなかった |
| Te-form | 寂しくて | 寂しくなくて |
| Adverbial | 寂しく | |
| Conditional | 寂しければ | 寂しくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 寂しかったら | 寂しくなかったら |
I feel lonely because my friend moved away.
冬の海岸は寂しい風景だ。
The winter beach is a desolate scene.
I feel lonely without my girlfriend around.
This road feels desolate at night.
As a child, I sometimes had lonely experiences.
I decided to get a cat because I felt lonely living alone.
miss someone; feel lonely; long for
person who gets lonely easily; person who craves company
Alternative kanji spelling; also common but less frequent than 寂しい.
Kana spelling; often used in informal writing or when the kanji is not needed.
Colloquial variant reading; common in spoken Japanese and informal writing.