Hanja Analyzer
哀

哀 — ae

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
슬플 애
Romanization
ae
English
sad, mournful, pitiful; pity
Mandarin
āi
Japanese on'yomi
アイ
Japanese kun'yomi
あわ.れ あわ.れむ かな.しい
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#1,715 of 2,500
Strokes
9
Radical
口 (30, 6 residual)
Phonetic component
衣
Unicode
U+54C0

How 哀 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 哀 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 衣, 口.

Korean example words with 哀

  • 애의哀意 Korean gloss: 슬픈 뜻
  • 애련哀戀 Korean gloss: 슬픈 사랑
  • 애상哀想 Korean gloss: 슬픈 생각
  • 애조哀調 Korean gloss: 구슬픈 곡조
  • 애탄哀歎 Korean gloss: 슬피 탄식함
  • 애화哀話 Korean gloss: 슬픈 이야기
  • 애소哀訴 Korean gloss: 슬프게 하소연함
  • 애심哀心 Korean gloss: 슬프고 애달픈 마음
  • 애조哀弔 Korean gloss: 슬피 조문(弔問)함
  • 애곡哀哭 Korean gloss: 소리 내어 슬프게 욺
  • 애련哀憐 Korean gloss: 애처롭고 가엾게 여김
  • 애걸哀乞 Korean gloss: 소원을 들어 달라고 애처롭게 빎

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 哀

  • 哀悼あいとう condolence; regret; tribute
  • 悲哀ひあい sorrow; grief; sadness
  • 哀愁あいしゅう pathos; sorrow; grief
  • 喜怒哀楽きどあいらく human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
  • 哀歓あいかん joys and sorrows; happiness and sadness
  • 哀れあわれ pity; sorrow; grief
  • 哀感あいかん pathos; melancholy; sorrow
  • 哀切あいせつ pathetic; plaintive
  • 哀れむあわれむ to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with
  • 可哀想かわいそう poor; pitiable; pathetic
  • 哀あい pity; sorrow; grief
  • 哀音あいおん sad voices; sad sounds

Characters sharing the phonetic 衣

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “애”

Other hanja with radical 口

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