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侘しい

侘びしい佗しい

Reading

Kana: わびしい
Romaji: wabishii
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless

Kanji

Readings: タ、 わび.しい、 ほこ.る、 わ.びる
Meanings: proud, lonely
Readings: タ、 イ、 わび.しい、 わび、 ほか、 わ.びる
Meanings: proud, lonely

Example Sentences

あなたがいなくなったら、この()本当(ほんとう)(わび)びしくなるわ。
➥What a lonely world it would be with you away!
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なるべく(かんが)えまいとは(おも)っていたのだが、自覚(じかく)をしてしまうと途端(とたん)(わび)しいような気持(きも)ちにもなってくる。
➥I had tried to avoid thinking that as much as possible but as soon as I faced it I started to feel miserable.
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