Entry
  1. Interjection (kandoushi), Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

    sorry

    Usually written using kana aloneused when giving disappointing news, refusing a request, etc.

  2. too bad (for you)!; tough luck!

    Usually written using kana aloneironic

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

life, genuine, birth

Kun
い.きるい.かすい.けるう.まれるうま.れるう.まれうまれう.むお.うは.えるは.やすなまなま-な.るな.すむ.す-う
On
セイショウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
29 of 2500
Radical
life
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

あさいきいくいけうぶうまいおいぎゅうくるみごせじょうすぎそうちるなばにうにゅうもうよいりゅう

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-2SKIP code
0a5.29The Kanji Dictionary
2510.0Four corner code
2472deroo
751fUnicode hex code
1-32-24JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2991Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3715New Nelson (John Haig)
3497New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4309Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2179Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2933Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1555Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1675Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
29A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
214Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
67Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21670Morohashi
42A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
44Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
44Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
34sakade
71Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
44henshall3
43Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
9crowley
49Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
1327Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1569Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sheng1Pinyin reading
saengKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hate, detest

Kun
にく.むにく.いにく.らしいにく.しみ
On
ゾウ
Strokes
14
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1808 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 47

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-11SKIP code
4k11.7The Kanji Dictionary
9806.6Four corner code
1178deroo
618eUnicode hex code
1-33-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1757Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1969New Nelson (John Haig)
687New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
845Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
489Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
626Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
626Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
673Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1775A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1217Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11188PMorohashi
1532A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1365Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1452Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
548Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1704Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1462Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
828Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
633Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zeng1Pinyin reading
jeungKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
47WaniKani level
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Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix

Kun
さまさん
On
ヨウショウ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
493 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-4-10SKIP code
4a10.25The Kanji Dictionary
4893.2Four corner code
1842deroo
69d8Unicode hex code
1-45-45JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2341Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2821New Nelson (John Haig)
1052New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1332Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
723Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
969Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
933Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1003Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
472A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2099Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
309Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
15352PMorohashi
407A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
403Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
407Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
328sakade
641Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
430henshall3
429Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
216crowley
677Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
1110Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
942Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yang4Pinyin reading
yangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level