哀れ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
あわ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese. Originally meant "deeply touching or moving", without a negative connotation.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

(あわ) (awareあはれ (afare)?-na (adnominal (あわ) (aware na), adverbial (あわ) (aware ni))

  1. pitiful, miserable
    (あわ)(もの)
    aware na mono
    wretched fellow

Inflection

Noun

(あわ) (awareあはれ (afare)?

  1. pity

Derived terms

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