Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1715 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize

Kunyomi: あわ.れ あわ.れむ かな.しい

Onyomi: アイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: mouth, opening

Examples

Onyomi Examples

アイ pity, sorrow, grief, misery

アイトウ condolence, regret, tribute, sorrow, sympathy, lament

アイアイ deeply sad

Kunyomi Examples

あわれ pity, sorrow, grief, misery, compassion, pathos, pitiable, pitiful, pathetic, miserable, alack, alas

れむ あわれむ to pity, to feel sympathy for, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to commiserate with, to have mercy on, to enjoy the beauty of, to appreciate, to admire

れむ あわれむ to pity, to feel sympathy for, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to commiserate with, to have mercy on, to enjoy the beauty of, to appreciate, to admire

悲しい かなしい sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful, sad, lamentable, deplorable, grievous

悲しいかな かなしいかな sad to say, how sad, alas