悲しみ・哀しみ・愛しみ|かなしみkanashimi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounsadness; sorrow; grief
   時ときはどんな悲かなしみも癒いやしてくれる。↗

   Time tames the strongest grief.
2. nounaffection; love

• Synonym悲嘆ひたんWrittenWritten/formal prose for profound grief and lamentation, as in 「悲嘆に暮れる」; much deeper anguish than 「悲しみ」.
• Synonym悲しさかなしさNeutralRefers to the degree of sadness, as in 「悲しさがこみ上げる」; it stresses how strong the feeling is, while 「悲しみ」 is the emotion itself.
• Related不幸せふしあわせNeutralMeans being unhappy, as in 「不幸せな人生」; it is about one's circumstances in life, not the emotion of sadness itself.
• Related不幸ふこうNeutralMisfortune or a death in the family, as in 「身内に不幸がある」; refers to what happens to you, not the feeling of sadness.
• Related哀情あいじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for sorrowful feelings; rare in modern Japanese.
• Antonym喜びよろこびNeutralJoy and delight; the direct opposite of 「悲しみ」 on the axis of sad versus happy emotions.
• Antonym楽しみたのしみNeutralPleasure, fun, or something to look forward to; the opposite of 「悲しみ」.

Use 「悲しみ」 for the emotion of sadness, as in 「悲しみに暮れる」 or 「深い悲しみ」. For the degree of sadness say 「悲しさ」; for deep grief 「悲嘆」. The opposite is 「喜び」.

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1. 悲かなしむこと、悲かなしい感情かんじょう。