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悲 Karuna (compassion) - Japanese Dictionary Lookup
English: Karuna (compassion)
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Kanji: 悲 (12 Strokes)
JLPT Level: JLPT 1
Frequency Rank: 1014
Part of Speech: noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Different Meanings:

Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

つきはむじひなよるのじょおう :: 月は無慈悲な夜の女王 The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966 novel by Robert A. Heinlein)

だいひかんのん :: 大悲観音 Greatly Compassionate Kannon

だいひかんのん :: 大悲観音 Kannon of Great Mercy (alt. name for Avalokiteshvara)

ひそうかん :: 悲壮感 Sense of determination

ひそうかん :: 悲壮感 Feeling of grim resolve

ひそうかん :: 悲壮感 Feeling of tragic heroism

ひちょう :: 悲調 Plaintive melody

じひしんちょう :: 慈悲心鳥 Rufous hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus)

Godan verb with 'mu' ending


Using 悲 in sentences:

(Japanese) どうしたの?しそうな顔して。

(English) What's the matter? You look sad.

(Japanese) おばあさんは、割れた花瓶を見て、しそうにため息をついた。

(English) The old lady looked at the broken vase and sighed sadly.

(Japanese) しい夢を見た。

(English) I had a sad dream.

(Japanese) 心惹かれる言語は五万とあるんだけどね。しいかな、それ全部を嗜むには人生があまりにも短すぎる。ただそれだけだよ。

(English) Yet there are so many fascinating languages that it's sad, isn't it? Life's too short to learn them all. Anyway, that's all I'm saying.

(Japanese) 妻に先立たれた夫は、深いしみに包まれた。

(English) After the death of his wife, he fell into a deep grief.


How do you say Karuna (compassion) in Japanese?

Answer: 悲


How many kanji strokes does 悲 have?

Answer: 12


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