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Kanji Detail for 悲 - "sad, grief, compassion"

悲

  • Meaning

    悲 means "sad, grief, compassion."

    1. Sad - Feeling sorrow or grief.

    2. Grief - Deep sorrow; mourning.

    3. Compassion - Sympathetic concern for others.

  • Words using 悲

    • 悲劇 ひげき Listen tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play
    • 悲しみ かなしみ Listen sadness; sorrow; grief
    • 悲観 ひかん Listen pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement
    • 悲願 ひがん Listen one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
    • 悲鳴 ひめい Listen shriek; scream
    • 悲哀 ひあい Listen sorrow; grief; sadness
    • 悲痛 ひつう Listen grief; sorrow; extreme sadness
    • 悲壮 ひそう Listen tragic but brave; heroic; grim

  • Four-character idioms with 悲

    • 大慈大悲 だいじだいひ Listen great compassion and mercy
    • 悲憤慷慨 ひふんこうがい Listen indignant lamentation over the evils of the times
    • 悲歌慷慨 ひかこうがい Listen indignant lamentation over the evils of the times

  • Tattoo check: 悲

    • Verified meaning: sad, grief, compassion
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    grieve; sad; deplore; regret

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sorrow, grief; sorry, sad

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    sad; sadness; sorrow; grief

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    sorrow, sadness, grief; to be sorry

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Sorrow. Crying without tears is 悲. | Pity. Buddhists call saving people 慈悲, meaning pitying people's downfall.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hi(ヒ) ヒ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kana.shii(かな-しい) かな-しい

    kana.shimu(かな-しむ) かな-しむ

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    sad grief compassion mercy sadness sorrow anguish dejection depression despair empathy heartache kindness lament melancholy misery mournful mourning pain pity suffering sympathy

Sentences including 悲

  • A sad accident took place yesterday.

  • Please don't be sad any more.

  • She looked sad.

  • I suddenly became very sad.

  • The old man looks sad.

  • What makes you so sad?

  • What a sad story this is !

  • I was more angry than sad.

  • Those were the saddest hours of my life.

  • She looked sad.

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