Languages › Japanese The Meaning and Pronunciation of the Japanese Word "Sabishii" Share Flipboard Email Print Japanese Essential Japanese Vocabulary History & Culture Japanese Grammar By Namiko Abe Namiko Abe Japanese Language Expert B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on April 18, 2018 The word sabishii means lonely, lonesome, desolate, or solitary. Pronunciation: Click here to listen to the audio file. Japanese characters: さびしい Example: Hanashi aite ga inakute, sabishikatta.話し相手がいなくて、さびしかった。 Translaiton: I felt lonely having no one to talk to. Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Abe, Namiko. "The Meaning and Pronunciation of the Japanese Word "Sabishii"." ThoughtCo, Jan. 29, 2020, thoughtco.com/sabishii-meaning-and-characters-2028749. Abe, Namiko. (2020, January 29). The Meaning and Pronunciation of the Japanese Word "Sabishii". Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/sabishii-meaning-and-characters-2028749 Abe, Namiko. "The Meaning and Pronunciation of the Japanese Word "Sabishii"." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/sabishii-meaning-and-characters-2028749 (accessed March 29, 2023). copy citation Featured Video