漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
慨: rue, be sad
Also: sigh, lament
JLPT N113 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
忄 carries the meaning · 既 gives the sound
13 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ガイgai · on'yomi · in compounds
- 感慨かんがいdeep emotion; strong feelings
- 憤慨ふんがいindignation; resentment
- 感慨無量かんがいむりょうdeep emotion; being filled with emotion
Also read なげく, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Feel the beat! When the heart "stands up" on the left side of a kanji, it brings the intense energy of emotion and thought.”
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Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side慨 rue · 忄
vs概 outline · 木In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · kǎi
Same form: 慨 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 慨 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 慨 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin kǎi most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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