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A1 I-adjective
侘しいmiserable, wretched, lonely, dreary, shabby, comfortless
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I-adjective
1.
miserable, wretched, lonely, dreary, shabby, comfortless
Usually written using kana alone
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侘しい 【わびしい】、侘びしい 【わびしい】、佗しい 【わびしい】
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人里離れたこの田舎は侘しいです。
This remote countryside, far from populated areas, is dreary. {miserable, wretched, lonely, dreary, shabby, comfortless}
侘しい下宿生活の事は思い出したくない。
I don't want to remember the miserable life I had in my boarding house. {miserable, wretched, lonely, dreary, shabby, comfortless}
夫が帰ってこないので一人侘しく夕食を食べました。
My husband didn't come home, so I ate dinner alone, feeling quite miserable. {miserable, wretched, lonely, dreary, shabby, comfortless}
こんなに侘しい住居に住むくらいならホームレスの方がマシだ。
I'd rather be homeless than live in such a miserable dwelling. {miserable, wretched, lonely, dreary, shabby, comfortless}
侘しい山里になれているとあって、都会は人が多すぎると感じます。
Being accustomed to the lonely mountain village, I feel that the city has too many people. {miserable, wretched, lonely, dreary, shabby, comfortless}
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