This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ヒ、かな.しい、かな.しむ
Romaji: hi, kana.shii, kana.shimu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

grieve, sad, deplore, regret

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  175
Frequency:  1014
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-8-4
Korean Reading:  bi
Chinese Reading:  bei1
Unicode:  60b2
JIS:  4861

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2775
Nelson Index: 5082
New Nelson Index: 1897
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4k8.18
Four Corner Index: 1133.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 375
Gakken Index: 1032
Japanese Names Index: 1782
Daikanwanjiten Index: 10720
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.1065
Remembering the kanji Index: 1635
Kanji Flashcards Index: 542
Kodansha Compact Index: 788
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 397
Kanji in Context Index: 341
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1775
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2416
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1650
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1763
Essential Kanji Index: 822
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3448
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1258
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 494
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 409

Words

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karuna (compassion)
悲しみ (かなしみ)
sadness; sorrow; grief; affection; love
悲惨 (ひさん)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
悲しむ (かなしむ)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
悲鳴 (ひめい)
shriek; scream
悲劇 (ひげき)
tragedy; disaster
悲しい (かなしい)
sad; sorrowful
悲願 (ひがん)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
慈悲 (じひ)
compassion (e.g. of Buddha); benevolence; charity; mercy; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
悲観 (ひかん)
pessimism; disappointment
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