悲
deplore, grieve, regret, sad

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ヒ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

かな.しいかな.しむ

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:3
Strokes:12
JLPT:3
Frequency:1014

Vocabulary

ヒ

WordReadingMeaning
慈悲ジヒmercy; compassion; clemency; pity; charity; benevolence; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
悲哀ヒアイsorrow; grief; sadness
悲観ヒカンpessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
悲観的ヒカンテキpessimistic; gloomy
悲願ヒガンone's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity

Other

WordReadingMeaning
悲しいかなしいsad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful; sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous
悲しむかなしむto be sad; to mourn for; to regret
孤悲こい(romantic) love
悲しみかなしみsadness; sorrow; grief; affection; love
悲しげかなしげseeming sad

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

非
injustice, mistake, negative, non-, un-
Grade 5JLPT 3
輩
companions, comrade, fellow, people
Grade 8JLPT 1
忠
faithfulness, fidelity, loyalty
Grade 6JLPT 1
焦
burn, char, hurry, impatient, irritate, scorch, singe
Grade 8JLPT 1
俳
actor, haiku
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怠
laziness, neglect
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患
afflicted, be ill, disease, suffer from
Grade 8JLPT 2
感
emotion, feeling, sensation
Grade 3JLPT 3
篤
cordial, deliberate, fervent, kind, serious
Grade 8JLPT 1
徳
benevolence, commanding respect, goodness, virtue
Grade 4JLPT 1