慨
慨 — Rue
rue, be sad, sigh, lament
On’yomiガイ (gai)
Kun’yomiなげく (nageku)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 慨
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 感慨 | かんがい kangai | deep emotion; strong feelings |
| 憤慨 | ふんがい fungai | indignation; resentment |
| 感慨無量 | かんがいむりょう kangaimuryou | deep emotion; being filled with emotion |
Study notes
慨 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1875 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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