悲
grieve · sad · deplore · regret
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
非 + heart
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of not and heart. Heart of not.
Symbolism
Sad, tragedy, grief. Represents sadness.
Spiritual Meaning
In Buddhist compassion, "sorrow" means empathetically feeling others' suffering as one's own. The root of Mahayana Buddhism's altruistic spirit.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Drowning in sadness
Anime & Manga
ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン
Violet Evergarden(2018)
Story of a girl overcoming the 'sadness' of war.
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クライシス
Crisis Core(2007)
Developer: Square Enix
FF7 prequel with a 'tragic' ending.
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Four-Character Compounds
悲歌慷慨
ひかこうがい
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times; indignant lamentation over the evils of the times
悲喜交交
ひきこもごも
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart; bittersweet
悲憤慷慨
ひふんこうがい
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times; indignant lamentation over the evils of the times
大慈大悲
だいじだいひ
great compassion and mercy; great compassion and mercy
Proverbs & Idioms
悲しみは分かち合えば半分になる
かなしみはわかちあえばはんぶんになる
Shared grief is half the sorrow
Sharing sadness makes it easier to bear
Poetry
奥山に もみぢ踏み分け 鳴く鹿の 声聞く時ぞ 秋は悲しき
Poem #5 from Hyakunin Isshu
月みれば 千々に物こそ 悲しけれ 我が身ひとつの 秋にはあらねど
Poem #23 from Hyakunin Isshu