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悲

JLPT N3 · 12 strokes

The kanji 悲 — “sorrow”

悲 means sorrow and is a JLPT N3 kanji. It has 12 strokes and uses the heart radical (心).

Stroke order · 12 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): ヒ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): かな(しい)
Radical: 心 · heart
Strokes: 12

How to remember 悲

The heart (心) torn in two directions (非) — the pain of separation. 悲しい (sad) — the kanji of a movie's final scene.

Example words with 悲

Kun'yomi readings

悲しいかなしいsad, sorrowful

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