JLPT N3 · 12 strokes
Kanji 悲: "grieve, sad, deplore"
The kanji 悲 means "grieve, sad, deplore, regret". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ヒ in on'yomi and かな.しい, かな.しむ 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)
ヒ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かな.しいかな.しむ
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 | grieve, sad, deplore, regret |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 1014 of 2,501 |
Common words with 悲
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 悲しいsad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful · sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous
- 悲鳴shriek; scream
- 悲しみsadness; sorrow; grief · affection; love
- 悲しむto be sad; to mourn for; to regret
- 悲鳴を上げるpousser un cri, hurler (de peur, de douleur) · se plaindre, geindre, râler
- 悲劇tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play · tragedy; calamity; disaster
- 悲痛grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
- 悲惨disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched
- 慈悲mercy; compassion; clemency; pity · rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
- 無慈悲merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
- 悲しげseeming sad
- 悲願one's dearest wish · Buddha's vow to save humanity
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