悲しむ（かなしむ）
JLPT N3 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 3
Meaning: to grieve / feel sad
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 悲しみます | かなしみます |
| te-form | 悲しんで | かなしんで |
| ta-form (past) | 悲しんだ | かなしんだ |
| nai-form (negative) | 悲しまない | かなしまない |
| potential form | 悲しめる | かなしめる |
Example sentences
- 彼の死をみんなが悲しんだ。 — Everyone grieved over his death.
- 失敗を悲しむより、次を考える。 — Rather than dwell on the failure sadly, I think about what's next.
Idioms & proverbs containing “悲しむ”
- 兎死すれば狐これを悲しむ (うさぎしすればきつねこれをかなしむ) — people have sympathy for kindred in distress; when the rabbit dies, the fox grieves
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “悲しむ” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)