JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 哀: "pathetic, grief, sorrow"
The kanji 哀 means "pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read アイ in on'yomi and あわ.れ, あわ.れむ, かな.しい in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
アイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あわ.れあわ.れむかな.しい
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1715 of 2,501 |
Common words with 哀
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 可哀想poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
- 哀れpity; sorrow; grief; misery · pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable
- 哀れむto pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with · to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
- 哀れみpity; compassion
- 悲哀sorrow; grief; sadness
- 哀願supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
- 哀愁pathos; sorrow; grief
- 哀pity; sorrow; grief; misery
- 喜怒哀楽human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
- 哀切pathetic; plaintive
- 哀れっぽいplaintive; piteous; doleful
- 哀悼condolence; regret; tribute; sorrow
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