| 308 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 398 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 376 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 289 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3658 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 268 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 833 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 923 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 401 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 405 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 673 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1566 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2817 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1451 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1955 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 554 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28435 | Morohashi |
| 2264 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 548 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 587 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 339 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 343 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
462 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 美 【ビ】 beauty
- 美意識 【ビイシキ】 sense of beauty, aesthetic sense
- 華美 【カビ】 splendor, splendour, gorgeousness, pomp, magnificence, showiness, gaudiness, extravagance, luxury
- 造形美 【ゾウケイビ】 beauty of form (oft. used of nature), beauty of a sculpted shape
- 御 【ミ】 august, beautiful
- 見事 【ミゴト】 splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable, utter (esp. defeat), total, complete, something worth seeing, sight, spectacle
- 水野亜美 【ミズノアミ】 Ami Mizuno (Sailor Moon character)
- 伊邪那美 【イザナミ】 Izanami (Shinto goddess)
Kun reading compounds
- 美しい 【うつくしい】 beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はる、 よし、 よしみ、 り
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- belleza
- bello
Portuguese
- beleza
- bela
French
- beauté
- beau, belle
| 963 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 8043.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7f8e | Unicode hex code |
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
| 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 |