Keyword
lonely
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig777
Readings
さび
(45%)
さみ
(42%)
せき
(1%)
Composed of
roof with a chimney
uncle
Mnemonic

My uncle is a very lonely man. He's always in his house under a roof with a chimney, smoking a pipe by a fireplace, with no one ever wanting to visit him.

Used in vocabulary (57 in total)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
silence; stillness; quietness
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
loneliness; desolateness
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
stillness of night
seeming lonely
lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation
seeming lonely
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
quiet; peaceful; tranquil
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
silently; hushed; in a still manner
calmness; stillness; tranquility; calmness of the heart; enlightenment
light of wisdom (when nearing nirvana); silent illumination; paradise; nirvana
nirvana; death
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
strapped for cash; hard up
silence; stillness; quietness
to miss someone; to miss something; to feel lonely
quiet; sequestered
death of a priest; nirvana; spiritual liberty
silent and still; desolate
freedom from one's desires (entry into Nirvana) is true bliss
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
still; hushed
enlightenment leads to serenity
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
nirvana; death of the Buddha
complete emptiness (i.e. as a denial of the inherent existence of all things); nirvana (where this emptiness is realized); (arch.) quiet and lonely
harmony, respect, purity and tranquility; the four most important elements of the tea ceremony
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
land of eternally tranquil light (highest realm in Tendai Buddhism)
death of a high-ranking priest
harmony, respect, purity and tranquility; the four most important elements of the tea ceremony
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
sad; lonesome; desolate
loneliness; desolateness
calmness; stillness; tranquility; calmness of the heart; enlightenment
sad; lonesome; desolate
taste for the simple and quiet; wabi and sabi
(feeling of) loneliness; desolation
deserted and lonesome; quiet and alone; innocent and nonattached; All is void
deserted and lonesome; quiet and alone; innocent and nonattached; All is void
aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasising quiet simplicity and subdued refinement
Examples (24 in total)
Without you, I'm very lonely.
It is lonely to live alone.
I miss you.