Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Of a person
sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful
Of a thing, incident, etc.
sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous
sadness; sorrow; grief
ๆใใฟ only; Archaic
affection; love
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
Common noun
pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable
Interjection
alack; alas
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
ๅใใ only; Poetical term
to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
pity; compassion
sorrow; grief; sadness
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
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