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: アイ、あわ.れ、あわ.れむ、かな.しい
Romaji: ai, awa.re, awa.remu, kana.shii
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  8
Frequency:  1715
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-2-7
Korean Reading:  ae
Chinese Reading:  ai1
Unicode:  54c0
JIS:  3025

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2068
Nelson Index: 304
New Nelson Index: 791
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2j7.4
Four Corner Index: 0073.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 998
Gakken Index: 1670
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3580
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0997
Remembering the kanji Index: 401
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1131
Kodansha Compact Index: 327
Kanji in Context Index: 1804
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1310
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1781
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 408
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 428
Essential Kanji Index: 1249
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2568
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 465
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1239

Words

哀愁 (あいしゅう)
pathos; sorrow; grief
悲しい (かなしい)
sad; sorrowful
哀悼 (あいとう)
condolence; regret; tribute; sorrow; sympathy; lament
喜怒哀楽 (きどあいらく)
human emotions (joy, anger, pathos, and humor) (humour)
哀愍 (あいびん、あいみん)
pity
悲しみ (かなしみ)
sadness; sorrow; grief; affection; love
哀歌 (あいか)
lament (song); elegy; dirge; sad song; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
哀れ (あわれ)
pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos; pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable; alack; alas
悲哀 (ひあい)
sorrow; grief; sadness
物悲しい (ものがなしい)
sad; melancholy
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