Lexical entry
サウダージ
saudaaji
A deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing.
Qualities & ConceptsPure GairaigoSemantic ShiftSource: Portuguese
Meaning
A deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for an absent something or someone that one cares for and/or loves.
- deep nostalgic longing
Examples
Example Sentences
No public examples have passed review for this entry yet.
Evidence and Provenance
- Data source
- JMdict_english
- Revision
- JMdict.2026-04-17
- Review flags
- -
- Active language
- English