| 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) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1715 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
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
- Korean:
- ae
Spanish
- compasión
- lástima
- miseria
- piedad
- pena
- compadecerse de
Portuguese
- patético
- pesar
- pena
- emoção
- compaixão
- solidariesar
French
- pitoyable
- peine
- chagrin
- pitié
- pathétique
- compatir
| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1641 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 惜敗 【セキハイ】 regrettable defeat, defeat by a narrow margin
- 惜春 【セキシュン】 lamenting the passing of spring, lamenting the passing of one's youth
- 痛惜 【ツウセキ】 deep regret
- 哀惜 【アイセキ】 grief, sorrow
Kun reading compounds
- 惜しい 【おしい】 regrettable, disappointing, unfortunate, precious, dear, valuable, too good for, deserving better, almost (but not quite), close (but no cigar)
- 惜しむ 【おしむ】 to be frugal, to be sparing, to value, to hold dear, to regret (e.g. a loss), to feel sorry (for), to be unwilling, to be reluctant
- 惜しむべき 【おしむべき】 lamentable, regrettable
Readings
- Korean:
- seog
Spanish
- lastima
- condolencia
- pena
- penoso
- lamentable
- condolerse
- sentir
- estimar
Portuguese
- compaixão
- poupar
- frugal
- mesquinho
French
- regret
- frugal
- radin
- économe
| 1484 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1542 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1712 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1024 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1303 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 765 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 779 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1455 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 820 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 586 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 355 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 442 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1195 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10814 | Morohashi |
| 484 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1894 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1187 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1271 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1434 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1178 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 9406.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 60dc | Unicode hex code |