哀あはれ
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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.
Kanji used
pitiful
Pitch accent
あ
はれ
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense
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.