Word Meaning 悲しいかな

かなしいかな kanashiikana

悲しいかな is read as かなしいかな (kanashiikana) and means sad to say.

Meaning

English

  1. sad to say
  2. how sad
  3. alas

Reading

Kana

かなしいかな

Romaji

kanashiikana

Writing Variants

  • 哀哉 かなしいかな kanashiikana
  • 悲しい哉 かなしいかな kanashiikana

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 146510 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

悲観

ひかん

pessimism

悲しみ

かなしみ

affection

悲鳴

ひめい

shriek

悲しむ

かなしむ

to be sad

悲しい

かなしい

sad

悲願

ひがん

Buddha's vow to save humanity

悲痛

ひつう

grief

悲報

ひほう

sad news

悲運

ひうん

sad fate

悲歌

ひか

elegy

悲喜

ひき

joys and sorrows

悲しげ

かなしげ

seeming sad

Example Sentences

1

Yet there are so many fascinating languages that it's sad, isn't it? Life's too short to learn them all. Anyway, that's all I'm saying.