13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

rue, be sad, sigh, lament

Kun'yomi
  • なげ
On'yomi
  • ガイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ガイ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

rue, be sad, sigh
ガイ なげ.く (8th, N1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
previously, already, long ago
すで.に キ (8th, N1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
sob, choke, crooked heaven radical variant (no.71)
キ ケ む (Kentei 1)
nothing, not exist, crooked heaven radical (no.71)
ブ ム なし (Kentei 1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

righteous indignation
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times
deploring the course of public events
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References

Unicode hex code 6168
JIS X 0208 1-19-20
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1741
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1944
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 641
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 790
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 462
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 588
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1483
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1595
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1797
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1399
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11122X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1070
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1460
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1554
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1315
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1626
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1461
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 825
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1495
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4k10.3
Four corner code 9101.4
De Roo Code 1157