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あわれ
Meanings
Noun
1. pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos
Still, it was a sight that aroused pity.
Adjective (な)
2. pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable
Looking at it this way, it was a pitiful sight.
Interjection
3. alack; alas
Alas, that ship never came back.
Alt. forms
哀あわれ
75%
あわれ
12%
憐あわれ
12%
憫あわれ
Pitch accent
あ
われ
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Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
pity; compassion
plaintive; piteous; doleful
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense
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Examples (8 in total)
Don't say such pitiful things.
The more I hear, the more pitiful the story is.
The witch cursed the poor little girl.
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