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哀

哀 — pathetic, grief, sorrow

On
アイ
Kun
あわれ, あわれむ, かなしい
Strokes
9
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 哀

  • 哀悼あいとうcondolence; regret; tribute; sorrow; sympathy; lamentCommon

    ご尊父のご逝去に対し、謹んで哀悼の意を表します。
    Please accept my condolences on the death of your father.

  • 悲哀ひあいsorrow; grief; sadnessCommon

    知識を増す者は悲哀を増す。
    He that increases knowledge increases sorrows.

  • 哀れあわれpity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathosCommon

    彼女は哀れを誘う有様だった。
    She was in a piteous state.

  • 哀れむあわれむto pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commi…Common
  • 哀愁あいしゅうpathos; sorrow; griefCommon
  • 喜怒哀楽きどあいらくhuman emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelingsCommon
  • 可哀想かわいそうpoor; pitiable; pathetic; pitifulCommon
  • 哀歓あいかんjoys and sorrows; happiness and sadnessOccasional
  • 哀感あいかんpathos; melancholy; sorrowOccasional
  • 哀切あいせつpathetic; plaintiveOccasional
  • 可哀想にかわいそうにpoor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!Rare
  • 哀れ気あわれげsad; sorrowful; pensiveRare
  • 物の哀れもののあわれmono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things;…Rare
  • 物哀れものあわれsomewhat pitifulRare
  • 哀れっぽいあわれっぽいplaintive; piteous; dolefulRare
  • 哀愁漂うあいしゅうただようsorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholicRare
  • 哀悼の意あいとうのいone's condolences; feelings of sympathyRare
  • 哀れみあわれみpity; compassionRare
  • 哀歌あいかlament (song); elegy; dirge; sad songRare
  • 哀願あいがんsupplication; appeal; entreaty; petitionRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 50 words that use 哀.

  • 哀悼 あいとう condolence; regret; tribute; sorrow; sympathy; lament
  • 悲哀 ひあい sorrow; grief; sadness
  • 哀れ あわれ pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos
  • 哀愁 あいしゅう pathos; sorrow; grief
  • 哀れむ あわれむ to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commi…

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