悲

grieve, sad, deplore, regret

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:N3

Frequency:1014

Vocabulary

ヒ

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

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loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness

char, hurry, impatient, irritate, burn, scorch, singe

neglect, laziness

afflicted, disease, suffer from, be ill

emotion, feeling, sensation

fervent, kind, cordial, serious, deliberate

benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect