寂しい

Etymology
From. First attested as sabusi in the , completed sometime around 759.

Generally thought to derive from, cognate with.

In early modern times, some dialects shift in reading from to, thus creating samishii; similar to , in which tsuburi changes to tsumuri, and , in which keburi changes to kemuri.

Adjective

 * 1) lonely
 * 2) desolate
 * 3) depressing, sad

Inflection

 * さびしい


 * さびし (Classical Japanese)


 * さみしい