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Kanji Grade 3 - 悲

Kanji character Grade 3 悲. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 3 - 悲
About
grieve, sad, deplore, regret
Kun: かな.しい、 かな.しむ
On: ヒ
12 strokes
Radical: heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts: 心 非
 
Onyomi
悲 【ヒ】 karuna (compassion)
悲哀 【ヒアイ】 sorrow, grief, sadness
大慈大悲 【ダイジダイヒ】 great compassion and mercy
無慈悲 【ムジヒ】 merciless, ruthless, pitiless, unfeeling
 
Kunyomi
悲しい 【かなしい】 sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful, sad, lamentable, deplorable, grievous
悲しいかな 【かなしいかな】 sad to say, how sad, alas
悲しむ 【かなしむ】 to be sad, to mourn for, to regret
悲しむべき境遇 【かなしむべききょうぐう】 pitiable condition