悲
悲

grieve, sad, deplore, regret

12 strokesFrequency 1,014JLPT N2Grade 3

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かな.しいかな.しむ

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Common Words

悲しい哀しいかなしい愛しい～い Adj.Freq #1014
1

Of a person

sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful

Examples
そんな悲しい目で見ないで。
Don't give me such a sad look.
2

Of a thing, incident, etc.

sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous

恋こい戀NounFreq #1611
1

(romantic) love

Examples
それは片思いの恋だった。
It was a one-sided love affair.
悲鳴ひめいNounFreq #1717
1

shriek; scream

Examples
蛇をみたとき、彼女は悲鳴をあげた。
She screamed when she saw a snake.
悲しみ哀しみ愛しみかなしみNounFreq #2641
1

sadness; sorrow; grief

Examples
時はどんな悲しみも癒してくれる。
Time tames the strongest grief.
2

愛しみ only; Archaic

affection; love

悲しむ哀しむかなしむTransitiveGodan verbFreq #2812
1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

Examples
悲しんでいる彼女をそっとしておきなさい。
Do not obtrude upon her sorrow.
悲鳴を上げる悲鳴をあげるひめいをあげるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #3844
1

to scream

2

to whine; to grumble; to complain

悲劇ひげきNounFreq #4914
1

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play

Examples
すべての悲劇は死で終わる。
All tragedies end with a death.
2

tragedy; calamity; disaster

悲痛ひつうNoun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #6607
1

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

悲惨ひさん悲酸Noun～な Adj.Freq #6966
1

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful; outrageous

Examples
戦争には悲惨と悲しみが伴う。
Misery and sorrow accompany war.
慈悲じひNounFreq #8861
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

mercy; compassion; clemency; pity; charity; benevolence

Examples
ヤッパリさんが裁判官に慈悲を求めて訴えた。
Mr. Yappari appealed to the judge for mercy.
2

Abbreviation

rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo

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