哀愁

あいしゅう

Meanings

1. Noun pathos; sorrow; grief

Kanji

• 哀 sorrow. Read as アイ.
• 愁 grief. Read as シュウ.

Example sentences

• 古代人は、みすぼらしい木造船を導くために哀愁漂う灯台を建てた。
  The ancient ones built the sorrowful lighthouses to guide their miserable wooden ships.

Common phrases

• 哀愁漂う (あいしゅうただよう) sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.)
• 哀愁がある

Words containing 哀愁

• 哀愁漂う (あいしゅうただよう) sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.)

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