| 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
2171 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 愁傷 【シュウショウ】 grief, sorrow
- 愁色 【シュウショク】 worried look
- 哀愁 【アイシュウ】 pathos, sorrow, grief
- 憂愁 【ユウシュウ】 melancholy, gloom, grief
Kun reading compounds
- 憂える 【うれえる】 to worry about, to be anxious about, to be concerned about, to lament, to grieve, to feel sorrow for
- 憂い 【うれい】 sorrow, grief, anguish, distress, anxiety, worry, trouble, affliction, fear, misgivings
- 憂い顔 【うれいがお】 sad face, sorrowful face, anxious look, sad countenance
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- melancolía
- aflicción
- sentimiento
- estar melancólico
- estar afligido
Portuguese
- perigo
- pesar
- lamento
- estar ansioso
French
- détresse
- tristesse
- plainte
- lamentation
- être anxieux
| 1357 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1737 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1729 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1778 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1306 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1601 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1708 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1700 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 795 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3508 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1811 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2463 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 910 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10885 | Morohashi |
| 2829 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1923 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 901 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 967 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1625 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2258 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k9.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 2933.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6101 | Unicode hex code |