物の哀れ

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
もの
Grade: 3
あわ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ののあわれ [mònó nó áꜜwàrè] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mo̞no̞ no̞ a̠ɰᵝa̠ɾe̞]

Noun

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(もの)(あわ) (mono no awareもののあはれ (mono no afare)?

  1. the pathos of things

Usage notes

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This term is often spelled in hiragana, as もののあはれ. The historical kana form (lending a literary flavor) is preferred.

Descendants

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  • English: mono no aware
  • Chinese: 物哀 (wù'āi)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN