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哀れ あわれ N3

  1. compassion; grief; misery; pathos; pity; sorrow
  2. miserable; pathetic; pitiable; pitiful
  3. alack; alas

哀れむ あわれむ

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

哀れがる あわれがる

  1. to feel sorry for; to pity

哀れっぽい あわれっぽい

  1. doleful; piteous; plaintive

哀れみ あわれみ

  1. compassion; pity

哀れ気 あわれげ

  1. pensive; sad; sorrowful

物の哀れ もののあわれ

  1. appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; mono no aware; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense

物哀れ ものあわれ

  1. somewhat pitiful
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