# 慨 — deplore; be moved

慨 means “deplore; be moved”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ガイ (gai). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: deplore; be moved
- On'yomi: ガイ (gai)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Feelings 5

## How to remember 慨

Parts: 忄 heart · 既 already

## Don't confuse it with

[既](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/already/) · [概](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/broad-outline/)

## More in the “Feelings 5” set

[恭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/reverent/) · [悦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ecstasy/) · [辱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/humiliate/) · [慈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mercy/) · [慌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/panic/) · [敢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/daring/) · [憤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/indignant/) · [慨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/deplore/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/deplore/. Last updated 2026-11-01.