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哀

Kanji 哀: meaning "sorrow, pity", readings, stroke order

The kanji 哀 means "sorrow, pity". On'yomi: アイ; kun'yomi: あわれ、あわれむ. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
sorrow, pity
On'yomi
アイ
Kun'yomi
あわれあわれむ
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 哀

  • 哀れ あわれ — helpless, pity, pathetic

Stroke order · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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