Keyword
sad
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig1763
Readings
(57%)
かな
(41%)
Composed of
go against
heart
Mnemonic

If you go against what your heart feels is right you'll become sad.

Used in vocabulary (83 in total)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
shriek; scream
sadness; sorrow; grief
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
seeming sad
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
pessimism; disappointment
sorrow; grief; sadness
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
karuna (compassion)
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
pessimistic; gloomy
sad to say; how sad; alas
sad; melancholy
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to grieve and moan
blighted love; disappointed love
sad; melancholy
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
seeming sad
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
sad news; news of a death; death notice
indignation; resentment
shriek of delight; cry of joy
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
merciful heart; compassion; mercy; benevolence
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
adversity; sad circumstances
tears of sadness
joys and sorrows
elegy; dirge; mournful melody
sad; mournful; melancholy; sorrowful
shriek of delight; cry of joy
tragic love story; tale of tragic love
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times
sad sound; plaintive melody
to wail; to cry over; to bewail
tears of grief; crying with sadness
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
great compassion and mercy
sad to say; how sad; alas
sad or tragic story
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
(romantic) love
sad; mournful; melancholy; sorrowful
elegy; sad tune; plaintive melody
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times
to mourn; to grieve
Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to mourn; to grieve
adversity; sad circumstances
to wail; to cry over; to bewail
sadness; sorrow; grief
to feel sorrow; to be sad
mercy killing (euthanasia performed to end someone's suffering, but without consent)
tragedy of the commons
Kannon of Great Mercy (alt. name for Avalokiteshvara); Greatly Compassionate Kannon; Daihi Kannon
Dire Straits (album)
Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)
Examples (190 in total)
The young woman under that tree looks sad.
What a sad story this is!
I'm very sad to hear that.