| 494 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 397 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 375 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1032 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5082 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 822 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 542 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1782 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1034 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1075 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 341 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 788 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3448 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1775 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2416 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1650 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10720 | Morohashi |
| 2775 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1897 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1635 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1763 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 409 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1014 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 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
Kun reading compounds
- 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
Readings
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- tristeza
- compasión
- triste
- estar triste
Portuguese
- célula de cadeia
- enlutar
- triste
- deplorar
- lamentar
French
- triste
- peine
- déplorer
- regret
| 1258 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k8.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 1133.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 60b2 | Unicode hex code |
drama, play
- On:
- ゲキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
662 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 劇 【ゲキ】 drama, play, powerful drug
- 劇画 【ゲキガ】 comic strip with dramatic story
- 新劇 【シンゲキ】 shingeki, new drama (movement), form of Japanese theater developed towards the end of the Meiji period inspired by modern Western theater
- 京劇 【キョウゲキ】 classical Chinese opera
Readings
- Korean:
- geug
Spanish
- drama
- obra
- teatro
- violento
- intenso
Portuguese
- drama
- jogo
French
- théâtre
- pièce (théâtre)
| 858 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 848 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 458 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 247 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1078 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 365 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 797 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 811 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1140 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 206 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2399 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1221 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1681 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2016 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2218 | Morohashi |
| 1904 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 517 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1997 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2152 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 982 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1243 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f13.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-13-2 | SKIP code |
| 2220.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5287 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
105 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 的 【テキ】 -ical, -ive, -al, -ic, -y, -like, -ish, -sort of, -kind of, (something) like, along the lines of, -wise, in terms of, for, from the viewpoint of, from a ... standpoint, as far as ... is concerned, Mr., Ms., Mrs.
- 的確 【テキカク】 accurate, precise, exact, appropriate, apt, right
- 公的 【コウテキ】 public, official
- 人為的 【ジンイテキ】 artificial, unnatural, human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster), man-made
Kun reading compounds
- 的 【まと】 mark, target, object, subject, focus, point (e.g. of argument)
- 的外れ 【まとはずれ】 off the mark, off base, misdirected, irrelevant
- 憧れの的 【あこがれのまと】 object of adoration, longing
- 小的 【こまと】 small mark, small target
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いくは、 ゆくは
- Korean:
- jeog
Spanish
- objetivo
- propósito
- sufijo para formar adjetivos
Portuguese
- Centro do alvo
- marca
- alvo
- objeto
French
- cible
- but
- objectif
- terminaison d'adjectif
| 478 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 578 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 551 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 39 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3097 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 372 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 753 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 635 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 210 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 210 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 380 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1364 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1444 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 767 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1040 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 69 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22692 | Morohashi |
| 1125 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3867 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 69 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 73 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 7 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 511 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 852 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 2762.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7684 | Unicode hex code |