哀

9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize

Kun'yomi
  • あわれ
    		pity ②pitiable ③alack
  • あわれむ
    		to pity ②to enjoy the beauty of
  • かなしい
    		sad ②sad
On'yomi
  • アイ
    		pity

Main Radical

口(KanXi) 亠(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

あわれあわれむ 37.6%
アイ 32.6%
かなしい 29.8%

Character Breakdown

pathetic, grief, sorrow
あわ.れ　アイ　かな.しい (8th, N1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)

Contained In

衰 袞

Common Words

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References

Unicode hex code 54C0
JIS X 0208 1-16-5
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 304
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 791
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2068
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2568
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1310
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1781
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 401
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 428
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1670
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1249
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3580
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 998
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1675
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1790
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1131
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1239
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1804
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 327
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 408
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2j7.4
Four corner code 0073.2
De Roo Code 465