かわいそう

Japanese

Etymology

かわいい (“(obsolete) pitiable”) +‎ そう (“appears to be; looks like”)

Adjectival noun

かわいそう • (kawaisō) ^{←かはいさう (kafaisau)?}-na (adnominal かわいそうな (kawaisō na na), adverbial かわいそうに (kawaisō ni ni))

1. 可哀相, 可哀想: pitiable; pitiful; poor