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哀
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.
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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.
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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.
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哀れむ only; Poetical term
to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Noun or verb acting prenominally
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
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plaintive strains; mournful tone; sad melody
Examples
この歌は哀調をおびている。
This song sounds sad.
