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哀あいNounFreq #27439
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Obsolete term

pity; sorrow; grief; misery

哀れ憐れ憫れあわれあはれFreq #4347
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Common noun

pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos

Examples
彼女は哀れを誘う有様だった。
She was in a piteous state.
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Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable

Examples
彼は神にあわれな少女を助けてくださいと祈った。
He prayed to God to help the poor girl.
3

Interjection

alack; alas

哀れむ憐れむあわれむTransitiveGodan verbFreq #15208
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to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on

Examples
人々はその孤児を哀れんだ。
People took pity on the orphan.
2

哀れむ only; Poetical term

to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire

哀れみ憐れみあわれみ憫れみ愍れみNoun～の Adj.Freq #19070
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pity; compassion

Examples
暴君の心は哀れみの情で和らいだ。
The tyrant's heart melted with compassion.
哀願あいがんNounIntransitiveTransitive～する VerbFreq #22322
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supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition

Examples
彼は妻に別れないでくれと哀願した。
He entreated his wife not to leave him.
哀愁あいしゅうNounFreq #23831
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pathos; sorrow; grief

哀切あいせつNoun～な Adj.Freq #50120
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pathetic; plaintive

哀れっぽいあわれっぽい～い Adj.Freq #54871
1

plaintive; piteous; doleful

哀悼あいとうNoun～の Adj.Transitive～する VerbFreq #55265
1

condolence; regret; tribute; sorrow; sympathy; lament

Examples
ご尊父のご逝去に対し、謹んで哀悼の意を表します。
Please accept my condolences on the death of your father.
哀訴あいそNounIntransitiveTransitive～する VerbFreq #65457
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appeal; complaint

哀悼の意あいとうのいNounExpressionFreq #67042
1

one's condolences; feelings of sympathy

哀惜あいせきNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #69445
1

grief; sorrow

哀愁漂うあいしゅうただようExpressionFreq #72822
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Noun or verb acting prenominally

sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic

哀感あいかんNounFreq #87259
1

Formal or literary term

pathos; melancholy; sorrow

哀歌あいかNoun～の Adj.Freq #87565
1

lament (song); elegy; dirge; sad song

2

Lamentations (book of the Bible)

哀調あいちょうNounFreq #96046
1

plaintive strains; mournful tone; sad melody

Examples
この歌は哀調をおびている。
This song sounds sad.
哀哭あいこくNoun～する VerbFreq #98830
1

grief; mourning; lamentation

哀憐あいれんNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #103130
1

pity; compassion

哀傷あいしょうNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #104179
1

sorrow; grief

哀音あいおんNounFreq #105477
1

sad voices; sad sounds

哀号あいごうNoun～する VerbFreq #130487
1

moan; wailing

哀情あいじょうNounFreq #141607
1

Formal or literary term

sorrow; sadness; grief

哀楽あいらくNounFreq #142702
1

grief and pleasure

哀話あいわNounFreq #143409
1

sad story

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