condolence; sympathy; mourning
sorrow; grief; sadness
lament; elegy; dirge; sad song · Lamentations (book of the Bible)
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
deeply sad; grieving
sorrow; grief
deeply moving and sorrowful; pathetic; plaintive
sad parting; sorrowful farewell
crying out in grief; wailing
sad story; tragic history
moan; wailing; lamentation
choked with tears; sobbing
grief; mourning; lamentation
sympathetic condolences; condolence message
The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 哀 has long been associated with grief and pity in Chinese and Japanese usage.