Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1715 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 哀 【アイ】 pity, sorrow, grief, misery
  • 哀悼 【アイトウ】 condolence, regret, tribute, sorrow, sympathy, lament
  • 哀々 【アイアイ】 deeply sad

Kun reading compounds

  • 哀れ 【あわれ】 pity, sorrow, grief, misery, compassion, pathos, pitiable, pitiful, pathetic, miserable, alack, alas
  • 哀れむ 【あわれむ】 to pity, to feel sympathy for, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to commiserate with, to have mercy on, to enjoy the beauty of, to appreciate, to admire
  • 哀れむ 【あわれむ】 to pity, to feel sympathy for, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to commiserate with, to have mercy on, to enjoy the beauty of, to appreciate, to admire
  • 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

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ai1
Korean:
ae

Spanish

  • compasión
  • lástima
  • miseria
  • piedad
  • pena
  • compadecerse de

Portuguese

  • patético
  • pesar
  • pena
  • emoção
  • compaixão
  • solidariesar

French

  • pitoyable
  • peine
  • chagrin
  • pitié
  • pathétique
  • compatir
998 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1670 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
304 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1249 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1131 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1675 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1790 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1804 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
327 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2568 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1310 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1781 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
408 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3580 Morohashi
2068 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
791 New Nelson (John Haig)
401 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
428 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1239 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
465 2001 Kanji
2j7.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-7 SKIP code
0073.2 Four corner code
1-16-05 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
54c0 Unicode hex code

4 strokes
Radical:
bow
Parts:
condolences, mourning, funeral
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1840 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 弔問 【チョウモン】 condolence call, visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences
  • 弔辞 【チョウジ】 message of condolence, memorial address
  • 慶弔 【ケイチョウ】 congratulations and condolences
  • 哀弔 【アイチョウ】 sympathetic condolences

Kun reading compounds

  • 弔う 【とむらう】 to mourn for, to grieve for, to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.), to hold a memorial service for, to hold a funeral service for
  • 弔う 【とむらう】 to mourn for, to grieve for, to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.), to hold a memorial service for, to hold a funeral service for

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
diao4
Korean:
jo, jeog

Spanish

  • condolencias
  • luto
  • entierro
  • funeral
  • dar el pésame
  • enterrar

Portuguese

  • condolencias
  • velório
  • funeral

French

  • condoléances
  • deuil
  • funérailles
1588 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1987 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
80 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1690 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1269 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1796 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1934 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1815 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
606 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4240 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2139 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2888 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1241 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9698 Morohashi
3432 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1680 New Nelson (John Haig)
1233 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1319 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1032 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3544 2001 Kanji
0a4.41 The Kanji Dictionary
4-4-1 SKIP code
1752.7 Four corner code
1-36-04 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f14 Unicode hex code