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JLPT N36画 · 6 strokesradical

sadness, sorrow, grief

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • かな.しい
  • かな.しむ

Meanings across languages

English
sadness, sorrow, grief
Tiếng Việt
nỗi buồn, sự thương tiếc, buồn, đau khổ
日本語
悲しみ, 悲しむ

Common compounds

  • 悲劇ひげきtragedy
  • 悲しむかなしむto mourn, to grieve
  • 悲しいかなしいsad
  • 悲鳴ひめいscream, shout, cry of anguish

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