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哀
1
Of a person
sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful
Examples
そんな悲しい目で見ないで。
Don't give me such a sad look.
2
Of a thing, incident, etc.
sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous
1
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
Examples
私は何匹かのかわいそうな猫が追い出されるのを見た。
I saw some poor cats kicked out.
1
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
Examples
悲しんでいる彼女をそっとしておきなさい。
Do not obtrude upon her sorrow.
1
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.
2
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
1
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
1
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.
1
sorrow; grief; sadness
Examples
知識を増す者は悲哀を増す。
He that increases knowledge increases sorrows.
1
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.
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.
1
plaintive strains; mournful tone; sad melody
Examples
この歌は哀調をおびている。
This song sounds sad.
