# 哀 — Pathetic

Frequency rank 1272 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 如 (Likeness), less common than 尻 (Butt).

- On’yomi: あい
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 口 Mouth (Kangxi 30)
- Frequency path: Level X of XX

A mouth in the center wrapped in clothes around it — a mouth clothed in sorrow, covered and muffled, sounds truly pathetic.

In words:

- 哀れ あわれ — helpless,pity,sorrow,grief
- 可哀想 かわいそう — poor;pitiable;pathetic

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