あわれ

哀 れ

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    pity, sorrow, grief, misery, compassion, pathos

    • 彼女は哀れを誘う有様だった。
      She was in a piteous state.

  2. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

    pitiable, pitiful, pathetic, miserable

    • 彼は神にあわれな少女を助けてくださいと祈った。
      He prayed to God to help the poor girl.

  3. interjection (kandoushi)

    alack, alas