漢字道KANJIDOβ

哀 — 9 strokes / Radical「口」

道
3Junior high level / 9 strokes / Radical「口」
On
アイあい · ai
Kun
あわ.れ・あわ.れむ・かな.しいawa.re · awa.remu · kana.shii
Meaning
sorrow; pathos

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

口 "mouth" with 衣 "cloth": weeping with cloth over the mouth — sorrow, pathos.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onアイあいai哀愁あいしゅう哀願あいがん悲哀ひあい
Kunあわれaware哀れあわれ哀れな話あわれなはなし哀れがるあわれがる
Kunあわれむawaremu哀れむあわれむ哀れみあわれみ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 哀愁あいしゅう

    pathos; sorrow

  • 悲哀ひあい

    grief

More words with this kanji

  • 哀悼あいとう
  • 哀愍あいみん
  • 哀哭あいこく

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

曲(きょく)に哀愁(あいしゅう)がただよう。

The tune carries a note of sorrow.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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