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Kanji: 悲

KANJI
12 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
かなしい
かなしむ
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:
心(忄⺗)
Radical name:
こころ (りっしんべん)
Meaning:
Grieve, sad, deplore, regret
Usage:
Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 1000 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N4
(かな)しい
sad
N3
(かな)しむ
to be sad, to mourn for, to regret
N3
(ひげき)
tragedy
N1
(ひかん)
pessimism, disappointment
N1
(ひさん)
misery
N1
(ひめい)
shriek, scream
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