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今日の漢字
Secondary schoolJLPT N1

pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize

9 strokes · frequency rank #1715

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あわ.れ、あわ.れむ、かな.しい

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Common words

  1. あわれpity; sorrow; grief; misery1
    • She was in a piteous state.

    • He prayed to God to help the poor girl.

    • How my poor heart aches!

  2. あいとうcondolence; regret; tribute; sorrow2
    • Please accept my condolences on the death of your father.

    • Please accept our condolences on the death of your father.

    • We all mourned for the people killed in the accident.

  3. あいしゅうpathos; sorrow; grief3
  4. ひあいsorrow; grief; sadness4
    • He that increases knowledge increases sorrows.

  5. かわいそうpoor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful5
    • She cared for the children out of charity.

  6. かわいそうpoor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful6
    • I saw some poor cats kicked out.

    • I was moved to pity.

    • It's all over with poor Tom.

  7. あわれむto pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with7
    • People took pity on the orphan.

    • Some pitied them.

    • The bishop took pity on the desperate immigrants.

  8. あいせつpathetic; plaintive8
  9. あいかんpathos; melancholy; sorrow9
  10. あいかんjoys and sorrows; happiness and sadness10

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