哀 — Japanese kanji
9 strokes · N1
Meanings: Pathetic, Grief, Sorrow, Pathos, Pity, Sympathize
On’yomi: あい · Kun’yomi: あわ.れ、あわ.れむ、かな.しい
Radicals in 哀
- 亠 — lid (2 strokes)
- 口 — mouth (3 strokes)
- 衣 — clothes (6 strokes)
Words using 哀
- 哀れな (哀（あわ）れな): pitiful; pathetic — Unit 03 Adjectives A (191–280)
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