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悲しむ (かなしむ): to be sad, to mourn for, to regret — Japanese vocabulary

悲しむ is read かなしむ and means "to be sad, to mourn for, to regret". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

悲しむ

Reading
かなしむ · kanashimu
Translation
to be sad, to mourn for, to regret
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
かなしむが

Example

彼女は別れを悲しんでいます。

かのじょはわかれをかなしんでいます。

She is sad about the breakup.

Kanji in this word

  • 悲 — Grieve, Sad, Deplore

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