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    3. 哀れ

    哀れ

    哀あわれ​

    pity

    N3KMT10News #34+1CoreEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab11 strokes

    憐れ憫れ

    あわれあはれ

    Noun

    1.
    pity, sorrow, grief, misery, compassion, pathos

    Adjective

    2.
    pitiable, pitiful, pathetic, miserable

    Interjection

    3.
    alack, alas

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    彼かれの姿すがたは哀あわれだった。

    His appearance was pitiful.

    KMT6Emotions & Psychology
    貧まずしい子こ供どもたちの境きょう遇ぐうに哀あわれを感かんじた。

    I felt pity for the plight of the poor children.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    彼かれの人じん生せいは、まさに哀ひとことにあわれの一つ言 に尽 きる。

    His life can truly be summed up in one word: misery.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    戦せん争そうで家か族ぞくを失うしなった人ひと々びとの哀あわれな物ものが語たりに、多おおくの人ひとが涙なみだした。

    Many people shed tears over the pitiful stories of those who lost their families in the war.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyHistory
    その映えい画がは、主しゅ人じん公こうの哀あわれな運うん命めいを描えがいている。

    That movie depicts the protagonist's tragic fate.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyMusic & Entertainment

    Characters that make up this word

    哀
    あわ.れ・あわ.れむ・かな.しい…(1)
    pathetic・grief・sorrow・pathos・pity…(1)
    Kanji
    れ
    re
    Kana
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