# 寂 lonely

(crown) + 上 (above) + 小 (small size) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
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## Onyomi

JAKU | When michael JACKSON is lonely, kids run for cover.

## Mnemonic

| The lonely man pretended to drop his crown, and when he bent over to pick it UP, he looked up skirts to see the small crotches inside.

## Kunyomi

さび＊しい | lonely (BOOBOO: even though it's written saBIshii, most people pronounce it "saMIIshii!") 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆

## Synonyms

lonely 寂しい 淋しい