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ๆ†ซ
ๆ†ซ
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Meanings

anxiety
mercy

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ“ใƒณ
ใƒŸใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚ใ‚ใ‚Œ.ใ‚€
ใ†ใ‚Œ.ใˆใ‚‹

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ตใณใ‚“
ไธๆ„
ไธไพฟ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #12752
1

poor; pitiful; piteous; 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.
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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ณใ‚“ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†
ๆ„็ฌ‘
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #75214
1

Formal or literary term

smiling with pity

ๆ„็„ถ
ใณใ‚“ใœใ‚“
๏ฝžใช Adj.
๏ฝžใจ Adverb
Freq #113178
1

'taru' adjective

pitiable; pitiful; piteous; sorry; sad

ๅ“€ๆ†ซ
ๅ“€ใณใ‚“
ๅ“€ใฟใ‚“
ใ‚ใ„ใณใ‚“ (ๅ“€ๆ„๏ผๅ“€ๆ†ซ๏ผๅ“€ใณใ‚“)
ใ‚ใ„ใฟใ‚“ (ๅ“€ๆ„๏ผๅ“€ๆ†ซ๏ผๅ“€ใฟใ‚“)
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Freq #186798
1

pity

ใณใ‚“ใ•ใค
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Freq #211671
1

taking pity upon; sympathy; compassion

๐ŸŽ“

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