哀れ

あわれ

Also written あはれ, 憐れ, 憫れ

Meanings

1. Noun pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos
2. な-adjective pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable
3. Interjection alack; alas

Kanji

• 哀 sorrow. Read as あわれ.

Example sentences

• その少女は老人の哀れな話に深く感動しわっと泣き出した。
  The little girl, deeply moved by the old man's pitiful story, burst into tears.
• その哀れな子供に彼女は心を痛めた。
  Her heart ached for the poor child.
• 彼のあわれな犬はまだ生きている。
  His poor dog is still alive.
• 彼は事業に失敗して今や全く哀れなものだ。
  He failed in his business and now is a total wreck.
• 魔女は哀れな少女を呪った。
  The witch cursed the poor little girl.

Words containing 哀れ

• 哀れむ (あわれむ) to pity
• 哀れみ (あわれみ) pity
• 哀れっぽい (あわれっぽい) plaintive

And 3 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N3

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists