哀

On'yomi

アイ

Kun'yomi

あわ.れ・あわ.れむ・かな.しい

aware / awaremu / kanashii

pathetic · grief · sorrow · pathos · pity · sympathize

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Strokes9

Frequency#1715

Radical口mouth(3)

Strokes9

Cultural Context

Composed of mouth and clothes. Lamenting in mourning clothes.

Sorrow, pathos, pity. Represents deep sadness and sympathy.

喜怒哀楽

きどあいらく

human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings; human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)

哀毀骨立

あいきこつりつ

losing weight and becoming bony because of grief; losing weight and becoming bony because of grief

哀れみは人の情け

あわれみはひとのなさけ

Pity is human kindness

Compassion is a natural human emotion