This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

哀れ

憐れ、 憫れ

Reading

Kana: あわれ
Romaji: aware
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Definitions

1

pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos

2

pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable

int
3

alack; alas

Kanji

Readings: アイ、 あわ.れ、 あわ.れむ、 かな.しい
Meanings: pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize
Readings: レン、 あわ.れむ、 あわ.れ
Meanings: pity, have mercy, sympathise, compassion
Readings: ビン、 ミン、 あわれ.む、 うれ.える
Meanings: anxiety, mercy

Example Sentences

(あわ)れみは(こい)(ちか)い。
➥Pity is akin to love.
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(かれ)らあわれむ(もの)もいた。
➥Some pitied them.
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人々(ひとびと)はその孤児(こじ)(あわ)れんだ。
➥People took pity on the orphan.
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(ぼく)(あわ)れな(こころ)(いた)む。
➥How my poor heart aches!
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(あわ)れみと愛情(あいじょう)紙一重(かみひとえ)
➥Pity is akin to love.
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魔女(まじょ)(あわ)れな少女(しょうじょ)(のろ)った。
➥The witch cursed the poor little girl.
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