15 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

pity, have mercy, sympathise, compassion

Kun'yomi
  • to pity ②to enjoy the beauty of
  • pity ②pitiable ③alack
On'yomi
  • レン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

レン 83.4%
あわれむあわ 16.6%

Character Breakdown

pity, have mercy, sympathise
レン あわ.れむ (Kentei Pre-1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
phosphorus
リン
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
dancing radical (no. 136)
ブ セン まい (Kentei Pre-1)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
sit or stand astride(跨) variant

References

Unicode hex code 6190
JIS X 0208 1-46-89
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1772
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1987
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 731
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 945
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 692
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2051
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2208
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11206
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4k13.4
Four corner code 9905.9