| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
769 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 喜劇 【キゲキ】 comedy
- 喜寿 【キジュ】 77th birthday
- 歓喜 【カンキ】 delight, great joy
- 悲喜 【ヒキ】 joys and sorrows
Kun reading compounds
- 喜ぶ 【よろこぶ】 to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased, to rejoice, to congratulate, to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.), to take kindly to, to do with pleasure, to do gladly, to be happy (to do)
- 喜ばす 【よろこばす】 to delight, to please, to make (someone) happy, to give pleasure (to)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 きゅ、 のぶ、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- heui
Spanish
- alegría
- júbilo
- divertirse
Portuguese
- Alegrar-se
- ter prazer em
French
- se réjouir
- prendre plaisir à
| 370 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 473 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 450 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 770 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1115 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 564 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 416 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1709 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1143 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1196 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 253 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 294 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2889 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1488 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2008 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1457 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3957 | Morohashi |
| 2308 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 858 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1445 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1553 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 582 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1477 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3p9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 4060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 559c | 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 |