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Frequency: 1715
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

pathetic
grief
sorrow
pathos
pity
sympathize

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ขใ‚ค
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚ใ‚.ใ‚Œ
ใ‚ใ‚.ใ‚Œใ‚€
ใ‹ใช.ใ—ใ„

Common Words

ๅ“€ใ—ใ„
ใ‹ใชใ—ใ„
ๆ„›ใ—ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #1014
1

Of a person

sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful

Examples
ใใ‚“ใชๆ‚ฒใ—ใ„็›ฎใง่ฆ‹ใชใ„ใงใ€‚
Don't give me such a sad look.
2

Of a thing, incident, etc.

sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous

ๅ“€ใ—ใฟ
ๆ„›ใ—ใฟ
ใ‹ใชใ—ใฟ
Noun
Freq #2641
1

sadness; sorrow; grief

Examples
ๆ™‚ใฏใฉใ‚“ใชๆ‚ฒใ—ใฟใ‚‚็™’ใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚
Time tames the strongest grief.
2

ๆ„›ใ—ใฟ only; Archaic

affection; love

ใ€Š ๅฏๅ“€ๆƒณ ใ€‹
ใ€Š ๅฏๅ“€็›ธ ใ€‹
ใ€Š ๅฏๅ“€ใใ† ใ€‹
ๅฏๆ„›ใใ†
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #2749
1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

Examples
็งใฏไฝ•ๅŒนใ‹ใฎใ‹ใ‚ใ„ใใ†ใช็ŒซใŒ่ฟฝใ„ๅ‡บใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’่ฆ‹ใŸใ€‚
I saw some poor cats kicked out.
ๅ“€ใ—ใ‚€
ใ‹ใชใ—ใ‚€
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #2812
1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

Examples
ๆ‚ฒใ—ใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ๅฝผๅฅณใ‚’ใใฃใจใ—ใฆใŠใใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Do not obtrude upon her sorrow.
ๆ†ใ‚Œ
ๆ†ซใ‚Œ
ใ‚ใ‚ใ‚Œ
ใ‚ใฏใ‚Œ
Freq #4347
1

Common noun

pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๅ“€ใ‚Œใ‚’่ช˜ใ†ๆœ‰ๆง˜ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
She was in a piteous state.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ็ฅžใซใ‚ใ‚ใ‚Œใชๅฐ‘ๅฅณใ‚’ๅŠฉใ‘ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใจ็ฅˆใฃใŸใ€‚
He prayed to God to help the poor girl.
3

Interjection

alack; alas

ๅ“€ใ—ใ’
ๆ‚ฒใ—ๆฐ—
ๅ“€ใ—ๆฐ—
ใ‹ใชใ—ใ’
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #13690
1

seeming sad

ๆ†ใ‚Œใ‚€
ใ‚ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚€
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #15208
1

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on

Examples
ไบบใ€…ใฏใใฎๅญคๅ…ใ‚’ๅ“€ใ‚Œใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
People took pity on the orphan.
2

ๅ“€ใ‚Œใ‚€ only; Poetical term

to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire

ๆ†ใ‚Œใฟ
ใ‚ใ‚ใ‚Œใฟ
ๆ†ซใ‚Œใฟ
ๆ„ใ‚Œใฟ
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #19070
1

pity; compassion

Examples
ๆšดๅ›ใฎๅฟƒใฏๅ“€ใ‚Œใฟใฎๆƒ…ใงๅ’Œใ‚‰ใ„ใ ใ€‚
The tyrant's heart melted with compassion.
ใฒใ‚ใ„
Noun
Freq #19158
1

sorrow; grief; sadness

Examples
็Ÿฅ่ญ˜ใ‚’ๅข—ใ™่€…ใฏๆ‚ฒๅ“€ใ‚’ๅข—ใ™ใ€‚
He that increases knowledge increases sorrows.
ใ‚ใ„ใŒใ‚“
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #22322
1

supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๅฆปใซๅˆฅใ‚Œใชใ„ใงใใ‚Œใจๅ“€้ก˜ใ—ใŸใ€‚
He entreated his wife not to leave him.
๐ŸŽ“

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