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Japanese
Etymology
From verb 侘びる (wabiru).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
Adjective
侘しい • (wabishii) -i (adverbial 侘しく (wabishiku))
- lonely, miserable, shabby
Inflection
| Stem forms
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| Imperfective (未然形)
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侘しかろ
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わびしかろ
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wabishikaro
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| Continuative (連用形)
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侘しく
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わびしく
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wabishiku
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| Terminal (終止形)
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侘しい
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わびしい
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wabishii
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| Attributive (連体形)
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侘しい
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わびしい
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wabishii
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| Hypothetical (仮定形)
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侘しけれ
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わびしけれ
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wabishikere
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| Imperative (命令形)
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侘しかれ
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わびしかれ
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wabishikare
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| Key constructions
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| Informal negative
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侘しくない
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わびしくない
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wabishiku nai
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| Informal past
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侘しかった
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わびしかった
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wabishikatta
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| Informal negative past
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侘しくなかった
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わびしくなかった
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wabishiku nakatta
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| Formal
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侘しいです
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わびしいです
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wabishii desu
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| Formal negative
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侘しくないです
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わびしくないです
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wabishiku nai desu
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| Formal past
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侘しかったです
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わびしかったです
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wabishikatta desu
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| Formal negative past
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侘しくなかったです
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わびしくなかったです
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wabishiku nakatta desu
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| Conjunctive
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侘しくて
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わびしくて
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wabishikute
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| Conditional
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侘しければ
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わびしければ
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wabishikereba
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| Provisional
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侘しかったら
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わびしかったら
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wabishikattara
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| Volitional
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侘しかろう
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わびしかろう
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wabishikarō
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| Adverbial
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侘しく
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わびしく
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wabishiku
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| Degree
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侘しさ
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わびしさ
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wabishisa
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References
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN