Kanji

悲

grieve, sad, deplore, regret

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

心部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヒ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かなしい, かなしむ

Common Readings

ヒ, かな…しい, かな…しむ

Example sentences

悲しい かなしい
友人とのお別れは、とても悲しいことです。

Saying goodbye to a friend is a very sad thing.

涙 なみだ
悲しい映画を見て、涙が止まらなかった。

Watching the sad movie, I couldn't stop my tears.

悲鳴 ひめい
彼女は大きなクモを見て悲鳴を上げた。

She screamed when she saw a large spider.

ぎゃあ ぎゃあ
「ぎゃあ！」と悲鳴を上げて、彼は逃げ出した。

Letting out a scream of 'Aaaah!', he fled the scene.

悲しみ かなしみ
彼は深い悲しみを乗り越えて前を向いた。

He overcame his deep sadness and looked forward.

顔を上げる かおをあげる
彼は悲しみをこらえて、ゆっくりと顔を上げた。

He held back his sadness and slowly lifted his head.

悲鳴を上げる ひめいをあげる
突然の雷の音に、彼女は思わず悲鳴を上げた

She unintentionally let out a scream at the sudden sound of thunder.

悲しむ かなしむ
家族全員で祖父の死を悲しんだ

The whole family mourned the grandfather's death.

でもない でもない
彼は怒っているわけでもないし、悲しんでいるわけでもない。

He is neither angry nor sad.

悲劇 ひげき
戦争は多くの悲劇を生んだ。

The war produced many tragedies.

Example Vocabulary

悲しい

かなしい

sad; sorrowful; unhappy

悲鳴

ひめい

scream; shriek; cry of distress

悲しみ

かなしみ

sadness; sorrow; grief

悲鳴を上げる

ひめいをあげる

to scream; to shriek; to cry out in distress

悲しむ

かなしむ

to be sad, to grieve, to mourn

悲劇

ひげき

tragedy

悲鳴をあげる

ひめいをあげる

to shriek; to scream; to cry out

悲痛

ひつう

grief; sorrowful; painful

悲惨

ひさん

tragic; miserable; wretched

慈悲

じひ

mercy; compassion; benevolence

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