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悲 = 心 + 非

悲 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sad”. It is built from 心 (heart) and 非 (un-). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1763.

Keyword
sad
RTK frame
1763
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヒ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かな.しい, かな.しむ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
grieve, грустный
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
悲 sorrow

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 心 heart
  2. 非 un-

How to find 悲 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “heart” + “un-”. 悲 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 悲 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.