mono no aware

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Japanese 物の哀れ, literally "the pathos of things".

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌmɒnəʊ nəʊ əˈwɑːɹeɪ/

Noun[edit]

mono no aware (uncountable)

  1. A wistful awareness of the impermanence or transience of things.
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