悲 means “sad, grief”

かな · kana

Also: grieve, deplore, regret

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

かなしい, かなしむ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ヒ

Taught in grade 3 · 12 strokes

The story

A heart divided by sorrow: grief splits the soul in two, but from that crack, compassion grows.

Used in 悲しい (kanashii, sad) and 悲劇 (higeki, tragedy)

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• 恋 romantic love
• 希 hope
• 望 wish
• 怖 scary
• 恥 shame
• 驚 surprise

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.