悲 — kanji meaning “grieve”
悲
grieve, sad, deplore, regret
- Meanings
- grieve, sad, deplore, regret
- On'yomi
- ヒ (hi)
- Kun'yomi
- かな.しい、かな.しむ
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1014 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 61
- Chinese reading
- bēi — Chinese character page
Words with 悲
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悲劇 | ひげき higeki | tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play |
| 悲しみ | かなしみ kanashimi | sadness; sorrow; grief |
| 悲惨 | ひさん hisan | disastrous; tragic; miserable |
| 悲鳴 | ひめい himei | shriek; scream |
| 悲しい | かなしい kanashii | sad; miserable; unhappy |
| 悲観 | ひかん hikan | pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement |
| 悲しむ | かなしむ kanashimu | to be sad; to mourn for; to regret |
| 慈悲 | じひ jihi | mercy; compassion; clemency |
| 悲願 | ひがん higan | one's dearest wish |
| 悲報 | ひほう hihou | sad news |
| 悲嘆 | ひたん hitan | grief; sorrow; anguish |
| 悲哀 | ひあい hiai | sorrow; grief; sadness |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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