EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 47
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

    Usually written using kana alone

    私は何匹かのかわいそうな猫が追い出されるのを見た。
    I saw some poor cats kicked out.

Also written 可哀相【かわいそう】可哀そう【かわいそう】可愛そう【かわいそう】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

can, passable, approval

Kun
-べ.き-べ.し
On
コク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
314 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 18

Built from

Used in names as

よし

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-2-3SKIP code
3d2.12The Kanji Dictionary
1062.0Four corner code
3149deroo
53efUnicode hex code
1-18-36JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
24Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
701New Nelson (John Haig)
2969New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3687Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1882Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2562Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
93Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
97Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
510A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
165Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
253Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3245Morohashi
816A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
388Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
390Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
744sakade
397Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
655henshall3
647Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
463crowley
412Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
314Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
94Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ke3, ke4Pinyin reading
ga, geugKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize

Kun
あわ.れあわ.れむかな.しい
On
アイ
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1715 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 47

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-2-7SKIP code
2j7.4The Kanji Dictionary
0073.2Four corner code
465deroo
54c0Unicode hex code
1-16-05JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
304Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
791New Nelson (John Haig)
2068New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2568Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1310Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1781Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
401Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
428Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1670A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1249Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3580Morohashi
998A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1675Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1790Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1131Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1239Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1804Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
327Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
408Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ai1Pinyin reading
aeKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
47WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

idea, thought, conception, think

Kun
おも.う
On
ソウ
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
381 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-9-4SKIP code
4k9.18The Kanji Dictionary
4633.0Four corner code
1858deroo
60f3Unicode hex code
1-33-59JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1728Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1922New Nelson (John Haig)
2828New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3507Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1810Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2462Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
609Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
656Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
352A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
324Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10858Morohashi
532A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
147Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
147Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
660sakade
544Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
350henshall3
421Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
197crowley
392Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
796Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
616Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiang3Pinyin reading
sangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level