可憐

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See also: 可怜

Chinese

can; may; able to
can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
 
to pity
trad. (可憐)
simp. (可怜)

Pronunciation


Verb

可憐

  1. to have pity on; to pity
    可憐可怜  ―  Wǒ hěn kělián tā.  ―  I feel sorry for him.

Synonyms

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 可憐

  1. pitiful; pitiable; poor
    可憐孩子可怜孩子  ―  kělián de háizi  ―  poor kid
  2. meager; negligible (of a number or amount)

Derived terms

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
れん
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Adjectival noun

()(れん) (karen-na (adnominal ()(れん) (karen na), adverbial ()(れん) (karen ni))

  1. pretty, lovely
    • 1919, (deprecated template usage) 板倉勝宣, 山と雪の日記:
      ここから()ると可憐(かれん)(やま)だ。
      Koko kara miru to karen na yama da.
      If you look over there you can see lovely mountains.
  2. pitiful
    • 1932, (deprecated template usage) 魯迅, :
      ところがあの(うま)(ほね)め、()たれても平気(へいき)で、可憐(かれん)そうだ。
      Tokoro ga ano uma no hone me, utarete mo heiki de, karen sō da.
      Still, it's awfully sad to see that bony horse that doesn't even care when it gets hit.

Inflection


Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

可憐 (garyeon) (hangeul 가련)

  1. Hanja form? of 가련 (pitiful).