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    3. 情け

    情け

    情なさけ​

    pity

    N1KMT9News #32+1CoreNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab14 strokes

    なさけ

    Noun

    1.
    pity, sympathy, compassion, mercy
    2.
    affection, love

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    困こまっている人ひとには情なさけをかけるべきだ。

    One should show compassion to people in need.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    情なさけは人ひとのためならず。

    Compassion is not just for others (it benefits oneself too).

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyLiterature
    彼かれは冷れい酷こくな人にん間げんだと思おもわれていたが、実じつは深ふかい情なさけを持もっていた。

    He was thought to be a cruel person, but in reality, he had deep compassion.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    彼かれの言こと葉ばには、相あい手てを思おもいやる情なさけが感かんじられた。

    His words conveyed a sense of compassion for the other person.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    どんなに厳きびしい状じょう況きょうでも、情なさけを忘わすれてはいけない。

    No matter how difficult the situation, one must not forget compassion.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    情
    なさ.け…(2)
    feelings・emotion・passion・sympathy・circumstances…(1)
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
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