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哀れ
あわれ
N3
noun
Meanings
1
helpless
2
pity
3
pathetic
4
sorrow
5
grief
6
pitiable
7
pitiful
8
alack
Example sentence
彼はしょんぼりして、哀れに見えた。
He looked piteous, like a drowned mouse.
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Kanji in this word
哀
Pathetic, Grief, Sorrow
9 strokes
More words with
哀
哀愁
あいしゅう ·
pathos
哀悼
あいとう ·
condolence
可哀想
かわいそう ·
poor
悲哀
ひあい ·
sorrow
哀れむ
あわれむ ·
to pity
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