01
悲しい
かなしい
sad
Meanings
- grieve
- sad
- deplore
- regret
Readings
Onyomi
- ヒ
Kunyomi
- かな.しい
- かな.しむ
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Useful words
02
悲しむ
かなしむ
to grieve
03
悲鳴
ひめい
scream
04
悲劇
ひげき
tragedy
05
悲報
ひほう
sad news
06
悲観
ひかん
pessimism
Compare Kanji
01哀Meaning90%pathetic, griefSorrow is the closest emotional neighbor to sadness in 悲.02泣Meaning84%cry, weepCrying turns the mood in 悲 into an outward action.03涙Meaning84%tears, sympathyTears in 涙 give the visible trace of the grief held in 悲.04憂Meaning82%melancholy, grieveLeans toward worry and melancholy, near the heavy mood of 悲.05悼Meaning80%lament, grieve overMourning is grief directed toward loss, a specific form of 悲.06怒Pair68%angry, be offendedAnger in 怒 contrasts with 悲, giving learners two strong emotion poles.