JLPT N3 · Feelings & personality

悲しむ

かなしむ

to grieve; to be sad

Stroke order of 悲しむ

3 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

悲 · 12 strokesし · 1 strokes む · 3 strokes

Memory trick

A heart "心" torn under "非" (no, wrong) in "悲": when everything feels wrong, you grieve.

Parts: 悲 sad (非 not, wrong + 心 heart) + しむ verb ending

The characters in 悲しむ

しし — shi (1 strokes)
むむ — mu (3 strokes)

Example sentence

友達が引っ越して、みんな悲しんでいます。

ともだちがひっこして、みんなかなしんでいます。

Our friend moved away, and everyone is sad.

Words with 悲

悲しいsad 悲しみsadness

More words: Feelings & personality

感情emotion; feelings 喜ぶto be glad; to rejoice 怒るto get angry 驚くto be surprised 笑うto laugh; to smile 泣くto cry 恥ずかしいembarrassed; shy 寂しいlonely 苦しいpainful; hard 優しいkind; gentle 厳しいstrict; severe 素直honest; obedient 不安anxiety; uneasy 自信self-confidence

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