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哀れ[あわれ] (aware)

helpless,pity,sorrow,grief

  • JLPT N3
  • Pitch 1
  • #12188 most frequent

Meaning

哀れ (あわれ, aware) is a JLPT N3 vocabulary word meaning “helpless,pity,sorrow,grief”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

彼かれは何なんて哀あわれな男おとこなんだ

What a pitiful man he is!

哀あわれみは恋こいに近ちかい。

Pity is akin to love.

僕ぼくの哀あわれな心こころは痛いたむ。

How my poor heart aches!

哀あわれみと愛情あいじょうは紙一重かみひとえ。

Pity is akin to love.

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