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Japanese symbol for “sopranos”

Romaji: zasopuranozuhigekinomafia
The Sopranos (TV series)

In Japanese, sopranos is , read (zasopuranozuhigekinomafia).

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Meanings

  1. n The Sopranos (TV series)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

pathetic, grief, sorrow
on: アイ
kun: あわ.れ、あわ.れむ、かな.しい
9 strokes · JLPT 1
distress, grieve, lament
on: シュウ
kun: うれ.える、うれ.い
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かわいそう kawaisoupoor; pitiable; pathetic
あわれ awarepity; sorrow; grief
あいしゅう aishuupathos; sorrow; grief
きどあいらく kidoairakuhuman emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
あいとう aitoucondolence; regret; tribute
ひあい hiaisorrow; grief; sadness
きょうしゅう kyoushuunostalgia; homesickness
しゅうしょう shuushougrief; sorrow

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.