あわれ – Vocabulary details

あわれ

Noun

1. pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos

Adjective (な)

2. pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable

Interjection

3. alack; alas

あ

われ

pity; compassion

mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense

plaintive; piteous; doleful

魔ま女じょはあわれな少しょう女じょを呪のろった。

The witch cursed the poor little girl.

その少しょう女じょは老ろう人じんのあわれな話はなしに深ふかく感かん動どうしわっと泣なき出だした。

The little girl, deeply moved by the old man's pitiful story, burst into tears.

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