Onyomi: ヒ · Kunyomi: かな.しい, かな.しむ · Meanings: deplore, grieve, regret, sad
Kanji for deplore, grieve, regret, sad
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The kanji 悲 is made from two parts: 非 (wrong, not) and 心 (heart). The bottom part, 心, shows feelings or the heart. The top part, 非, shows something wrong or bad happening. Together, they create the image of the heart feeling something wrong or heavy — the emotion of sadness or sorrow. Over time, 悲 came to mean “sad,” “grief,” or “sorrowful feelings.”
Made from 非(wrong) and 心(heart). It shows the heart feeling bad or heavy — meaning sad or sorrowful.
This kanji says: when the heart (心) experiences something wrong or painful (非), it feels heavy — 悲 means sadness or sorrow. Remember it by picturing a heart weighed down by grief.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 悲 | ひ | karuna (compassion) | Noun |
| 悲しい | かなしい | sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful | common JLPT-N4 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 悲しむ | かなしむ | to be sad, to mourn for, to regret | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb |
| 悲劇 | ひげき | tragedy, tragic drama, tragic play | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 悲鳴 | ひめい | shriek, scream | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 悲惨 | ひさん | disastrous, tragic, miserable, wretched, pitiful, woeful, outrageous | common JLPT-N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 悲観 | ひかん | pessimism, (taking a) gloomy view, discouragement, despondency, despair, disappointment | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 悲しみ | かなしみ | sadness, sorrow, grief | common Noun |
| 悲願 | ひがん | one's dearest wish | common Noun |
| 悲哀 | ひあい | sorrow, grief, sadness | common Noun |