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悲

grieve
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingヒ
Kun readingかな.しい、かな.しむ
JōyōGrade 3
  1. to be sad
  2. to mourn for
  3. to regret

Popular Usage

悲しい悲しむ

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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un- · jail cell · prison bars · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1763

Compound words

悲しいかなしい
sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful; sad
悲しむかなしむ
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
慈悲じひ
mercy; compassion; clemency; pity; charity
悲哀ひあい
sorrow; grief; sadness
悲観ひかん
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair
悲願ひがん
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
悲劇ひげき
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity
悲惨ひさん
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful
悲壮ひそう
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
悲嘆ひたん
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
悲痛ひつう
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
悲鳴ひめい
shriek; scream
悲恋ひれん
blighted love; disappointed love
悲観的ひかんてき
pessimistic; gloomy
悲しみかなしみ
sadness; sorrow; grief
悲運ひうん
sad fate
悲歎ひたん
grief
悲愴ひそう
pathetic
慈悲心じひしん
merciful heart
悲しい哉かなしいかな
sad to say
悲歌慷慨ひかこうがい
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times
悲憤慷慨ひふんこうがい
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times
厭世悲観者えんせいひかんしゃ
pessimist
嘆き悲しむなげきかなしむ
to grieve and moan

Additional Examples

彼は父を亡くしたので悲しかった。
He felt sad because he lost his father.tatoeba
彼は微笑で悲しみを隠した。
He disguised his sorrow with a smile.tatoeba
彼は非常に悲観的で希望を持っていない。
He is extremely pessimistic and has no aspirations.tatoeba
遺族にとっては悲しい瞬間である。
Surviving family members watch this in sorrow.wiki
幕末の戦闘ほど世に悲しい出来事はない
There is nothing more tragic than the battles at the end of the Tokugawa shogunatewiki
―死者を弔い、死を悲しむ歌
Poems to mourn for the dead or grieve over their deaths.wiki
そんな夫の不甲斐無さを悲しむおさんだった。
Osan felt sorrow for such shiftless husband.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

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