Word Meaning 侘しい

わびしい wabishii

侘しい is read as わびしい (wabishii) and means miserable.

Meaning

English

  1. miserable
  2. wretched
  3. lonely
  4. dreary
  5. shabby
  6. comfortless

Reading

Kana

わびしい

Romaji

wabishii

Writing Variants

  • 侘びしい わびしい wabishii

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

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かれはひとりたびのよるにわびしいきもちになった。

During his solo trip at night, he felt lonely.

ふゆのうみべはひどくわびしい。

The seaside in winter feels बेहद lonely.

I had tried to avoid thinking that as much as possible but as soon as I faced it I started to feel miserable.