Moto 悲: Grieve; Sad; DeploreKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ヒ
- Kun'yomi
- かな(しい)、かな(しむ)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 81 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ヒ)
- 悲劇ひげきtragedy; tragic drama
- 悲観ひかんpessimism; disappointment
- 悲惨ひさんdisastrous; tragic
- 悲願ひがんone's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
- 悲鳴ひめいshriek; scream
- 悲哀ひあいsorrow; grief
- 悲痛ひつうgrief; sorrow
- 悲壮ひそうtragic but brave; heroic
- 悲劇的ひげきてきtragic
- 悲喜ひきjoys and sorrows
- 悲喜劇ひきげきtragicomedy
- 悲嘆ひたんgrief; sorrow
- 悲報ひほうsad news
- 悲恋ひれんblighted love; disappointed love
- 悲愴ひそうpathetic; sad
- 悲歌ひかelegy; dirge
- 悲観的ひかんてきpessimistic; gloomy
- 悲運ひうんsad fate; tragic doom
- 慈悲じひmercy; compassion
- うれしい悲鳴うれしいひめいshriek of delight; cry of joy
- コモンズの悲劇コモンズのひげきtragedy of the commons
- 共有地の悲劇きょうゆうちのひげきtragedy of the commons
- 厭世悲観者えんせいひかんしゃpessimist
- 大悲観音だいひかんのんKannon of Great Mercy (alt. name for Avalokiteshvara); Greatly Compassionate Kannon
- 大慈大悲だいじだいひgreat compassion and mercy
- 嬉しい悲鳴うれしいひめいshriek of delight; cry of joy
- 悲ひkaruna (compassion)
- 悲傷ひしょうgrief
- 悲劇の英雄ひげきのえいゆうtragic hero
- 悲喜こもごもひきこもごもbittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow
- 悲嘆にくれるひたんにくれるto be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
- 悲嘆に暮れるひたんにくれるto be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
- 悲境ひきょうadversity; sad circumstances
- 悲壮感ひそうかんfeeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve
- 悲愁ひしゅうgrief
- 悲憤ひふんindignation; resentment
- 悲憤慷慨ひふんこうがいindignant lamentation over the evils of the times
- 悲曲ひきょくelegy; sad tune
- 悲歌慷慨ひかこうがいindignant lamentation over the evils of the times
- 悲歎ひたんgrief; sorrow
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 悲しみかなしみsadness; sorrow
- 悲しむかなしむto be sad; to mourn for
- 悲しいかなしいsad; miserable
- 悲しげかなしげseeming sad
- いたみ悲しむいたみかなしむto mourn; to grieve
- うら悲しいうらがなしいsad; mournful
- もの悲しいものがなしいsad; melancholy
- 何が悲しくてなにがかなしくてwhy; how come
- 嘆き悲しむなげきかなしむto grieve and moan
- 悲しいかなかなしいかなsad to say; how sad
- 悲しい哉かなしいかなsad to say; how sad
- 悲しがるかなしがるto feel sorrow; to be sad
- 悲しさかなしさsadness; sorrow
- 悲しむべき境遇かなしむべききょうぐうpitiable condition
- 悲し気かなしげseeming sad
Other readings
- 孤悲こい(romantic) love
- 心悲しいうらがなしいsad; mournful
- 悲喜交々ひきこもごもbittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow
- 悲喜交交ひきこもごもbittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow
- 悲恋物語ひれんものがたりtragic love story; tale of tragic love
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