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かわいそう (kawaisou)

poor, pitiable, pathetic

  • JLPT N1
  • Pitch 4

Meaning

可哀想 (かわいそう, kawaisou) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “poor, pitiable, pathetic”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 10

そのかわいそうな子供こどもたちは食たべるものがない。

Those poor children have nothing to eat.

私は可哀相です。

Poor me.

あなたは可哀相です。

You are pitiful.

私は彼女を可哀相に思う。

I feel bad for her.

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