Word details

可憐

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 可憐.

Dictionary

Entry

可憐れんNoun~な Adj.Freq #5806
1

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

2

pitiful; pitiable

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

can, passable, approval

5 strokesFrequency 314JLPT N2Grade 5

On

コク

Kun

-べ.き-べ.し

Nanori

よし

pity, have mercy, sympathise, compassion

15 strokesGrade 9

On

レン

Kun

あわ.れむあわ.れ

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