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The kanji 哀: meaning, readings and stroke order
哀
- Meaning
- sad, pity
- On reading
- アイ ai
- Kun reading
- あわ（れ） aware、あわ（れむ） awaremu
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 口 mouth, opening
- Level
- Level 8 · the last years of junior high
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- buồn, thương xót (ai)
- Japanese
- かなしい。あわれむ。
- Korean
- 슬프다, 불쌍히 여기다 (애)
- Chinese
- 悲哀、怜悯
Readings, words and example sentences
アイ ai · on reading · less common
悲哀
sorrow, deep sadness
悲哀に 満ちた 物語です。
This is a story full of sorrow.
あわ（れ） aware · kun reading · less common
哀れ
pitiful, sad
哀れな すがたに 心が いたみます。
My heart aches at that sad sight.
あわ（れむ） awaremu · kun reading · less common
哀れむ
to pity, to feel sorry for
弱い ものを 哀れみます。
People feel sorry for the weak.
Practise writing 哀 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 哀 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 8 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.