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悲

Level VII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 889 / 2,608

Sad

On’yomi
ひ
Kun’yomi
かな
Radical
心 Heart (Kangxi 61)

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 避 (Dodge), less common than 診 (Diagnose).

A criminal sits on top of a heart — when a criminal crushes your heart, all you feel is sadness.

In words

悲しい かなしい sadN4
悲しむ かなしむ to be sad,to mourn for,to regretN3
悲劇 ひげき tragedyN3

悲 is rank 889 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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