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悲しみ

かなしみ

N3sadness · sorrow

Examples

友との別れに深い悲しみを感じた。

その歌には喜びと悲しみの両方が込められている。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 悲しみ is read かなしみ. It means sadness or sorrow.
  • Basic usage: It describes grief at parting from a friend and an emotion contained in a song alongside joy.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Feeling deep sadness
    • 深い悲しみを感じた means feeling deep sadness because of a parting.
  • Paired with joy
    • 喜びと悲しみの両方 indicates that the song contains both joy and sorrow.

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