憐 — kanji meaning “pity”
憐
pity, have mercy, sympathise, compassion
- Meanings
- pity, have mercy, sympathise, compassion
- On'yomi
- レン (ren)
- Kun'yomi
- あわ.れむ、あわ.れ
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- 9
- Classical radical
- 61
- Chinese reading
- lián — Chinese character page
Words with 憐
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可憐 | かれん karen | sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute |
| 憐憫 | れんびん renbin | pity; compassion; mercy |
| 可憐しい | いじらしい ijirashii | lovable; sweet; charming |
| 哀憐 | あいれん airen | pity; compassion |
| 純情可憐 | じゅんじょうかれん junjoukaren | pure of heart and pretty |
| 愛憐 | あいれん airen | sympathy |
| 憐情 | れんじょう renjou | compassion; pity |
| 紅顔可憐 | こうがんかれん kougankaren | youthful and endearing; rosy-cheeked and sweet |
| 純真可憐 | じゅんしんかれん junshinkaren | pure of heart and beautiful; innocent and beautiful |
| 自己憐憫 | じこれんびん jikorenbin | self-pity |
| 相憐れむ | あいあわれむ aiawaremu | to pity (one another); to commiserate |
| 憐察 | れんさつ rensatsu | pity; mercy; compassion |
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