哀れ (あわれ): helpless, pity, pathetic — Japanese vocabulary
哀れ is read あわれ and means "helpless, pity, pathetic". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
哀れ
- Reading
- あわれ · aware
- Translation
- helpless, pity, pathetic
- Level
- JLPT N3
- Pitch accent
- あわれが
Example
彼女は哀れを誘う有様だった。
かのじょはあわれをさそうありさまだった。
She was in a piteous state.
Kanji in this word
- 哀 — sorrow, pity
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