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    3. 哀れむ

    哀れむ

    哀あわれ​む​

    to pity

    KMT8CoreVerb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab14 strokes

    憐れむ憫れむ愍れむ

    あわれむ

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to pity, to feel sympathy for, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to commiserate with, to have mercy on
    2.
    to enjoy the beauty of, to appreciate, to admire
    poetical term

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは貧まずしい人ひと々びとを哀あわれんだ。

    He pitied the poor people.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    敗はい者しゃを哀あわれむ気き持もちは、勝しょう者しゃには理り解かいしがたいものだ。

    The feeling of pitying the loser is difficult for the winner to understand.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょは、孤こ独どくな老ろう人じんの境きょう遇ぐうを哀あわれんで、手て助だすけを申もうし出でた。

    Pitying the lonely old man's situation, she offered to help.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれは、自じ分ぶんの過あやまちを深ふかく哀あわれみ、反はん省せいした。

    He deeply regretted his own mistakes and reflected on them.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    昔むかしの歌か人じんは、月つきや花はなを哀あわれんで歌うたを詠よんだ。

    Ancient poets composed poems, appreciating the moon and flowers.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyCulture & TraditionsLiterature

    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
    む
    mu
    Kana
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