かなしい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かなしい – see the following entry.
悲しい
[adjective] [from 712] sad, sorrowful
[adjective] 愛しい: [from 759] (archaic or dialect) beloved, dear
[adjective] 愛しい: [from 759] (archaic, possibly obsolete) deeply moving
[adjective] 愛しい: [from 1254] (obsolete) admirable
[adjective] [from 1254] (obsolete) regrettable
[adjective] [from 1305] (obsolete) very poor and miserable
Alternative spellings
哀しい, 愛しい
(This term, かなしい (kanashī), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)