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ๆ†
ๆ†
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Grade 9

Meanings

pity
have mercy
sympathise
compassion

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒฌใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚ใ‚.ใ‚Œใ‚€
ใ‚ใ‚.ใ‚Œ

Common Words

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.
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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.
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Interjection

alack; alas

ใ‹ใ‚Œใ‚“
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #5806
1

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute

2

pitiful; pitiable

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.
ๆ†ๆ„
ใ‚Œใ‚“ใณใ‚“
Noun
Freq #21074
1

pity; compassion; mercy

ใ˜ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚“ใณใ‚“
Noun
Freq #73539
1

self-pity

ใ˜ใ‚…ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ‚Œใ‚“
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
ๅ››ๅญ—็†Ÿ่ชž
Freq #89857
1

pure of heart and pretty

ใ‚ใ„ใ‚Œใ‚“
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #103130
1

pity; compassion

ๅŒ็—…็›ธๅ“€ใ‚Œใ‚€
ใฉใ†ใณใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚€
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #111111
1

Proverb

fellow sufferers pity each other

ใ‚ใ„ใ‚Œใ‚“
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Freq #128137
1

sympathy

๐ŸŽ“

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