- 悲しい — sad
- 悲しむ — to grieve, to be sad
- 悲劇 — tragedy
- 悲運 — misfortune
- 悲鳴 — shriek, scream
- 悲報 — sad news, obituary
The kanji 悲 expresses sadness and sorrow. It combines the radical for "heart" (心) with the sound element ヒ, emphasizing emotion. It appears in many emotional and literary words.
彼女は 悲しそうな顔をしていた。
She had a sad expression on her face.
悲劇の主人公に 感情移入した。
I empathized with the protagonist of the tragedy.
🎧 Listen to ヒ / かなしい