Word · 単語
哀れ
Reading あわれ
pity
- 1 pity, sorrow, grief, misery, compassion, pathos
- 2 pitiable, pitiful, pathetic, miserable
- 3 alack, alas
N3
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
魔女は哀れな少女を呪った。
The witch cursed the poor little girl.
sense 2 · pitiable
彼女は哀れを誘う有様だった。
She was in a piteous state.
sense 1 · pity
その哀れな子供に彼女は心を痛めた。
Her heart ached for the poor child.
sense 2 · pitiable
彼はしょんぼりして、哀れに見えた。
He looked piteous, like a drowned mouse.
sense 2 · pitiable
その哀れな話を聞いて少女は涙を浮かべた。
The pitiful tale fetched tears from the girl.
sense 2 · pitiable