哀 — kanji meaning “pathetic”
哀
pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize
- Meanings
- pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize
- On'yomi
- アイ (ai)
- Kun'yomi
- あわ.れ、あわ.れむ、かな.しい
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1715 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- āi — Chinese character page
Words with 哀
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可哀想 | かわいそう kawaisou | poor; pitiable; pathetic |
| 哀れ | あわれ aware | pity; sorrow; grief |
| 哀愁 | あいしゅう aishuu | pathos; sorrow; grief |
| 喜怒哀楽 | きどあいらく kidoairaku | human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings |
| 哀悼 | あいとう aitou | condolence; regret; tribute |
| 悲哀 | ひあい hiai | sorrow; grief; sadness |
| 哀歓 | あいかん aikan | joys and sorrows; happiness and sadness |
| 哀れむ | あわれむ awaremu | to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with |
| 哀れみ | あわれみ awaremi | pity; compassion |
| 哀切 | あいせつ aisetsu | pathetic; plaintive |
| 哀感 | あいかん aikan | pathos; melancholy; sorrow |
| 哀歌 | あいか aika | lament (song); elegy; dirge |
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