Memory phrase for the Kanji: 哀


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Meaning

sorrow, sad, distress, grief

Pronunciation

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aware/remu

Explanation

Top and bottom: clothes , center: a big hole

Mnemonic

Clothes with a hole causes sorrow.

Radicals

to grieve
mouthA small square stands for the mouth, and a big square is an enclosure.
clothingThe radical koromo is often used in a simplified stroke count as .
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Vocabulary

 悲哀  ひあい  sadness, dolorousness
 哀愁  あいしゅう  Grief, sorrow, sadness
 哀歌  あいか  elegy, sad song, lament (song)
 哀れ  あわれ  helpless, pity, sorrow, grief, misery

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