Kanji

哀

pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

アイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あわれ, あわれむ, かなしい

Common Readings

アイ, あわ…れ, あわ…れむ

Example sentences

可哀想 かわいそう
雨の中、行き場のない猫が可哀想だ。

The cat with nowhere to go in the rain is pitiful.

哀れ あわれ
子供の泣きじゃくる姿は、いかにも哀れであった。

The child's crying figure was truly pitiful.

哀しい かなしい
その曲のメロディーは、とても哀しい響きがする。

The melody of that song has a very sad sound.

哀れむ あわれむ
彼は怪我をした犬を哀れんで、家に連れ帰った。

He felt sorry for the injured dog and took it home.

哀しみ かなしみ
彼女の目には深い哀しみの色が浮かんでいた。

Deep sadness was visible in her eyes.

可哀そう かわいそう
雨の中で一人待っている子どもが可哀そうに見えた。

The child waiting alone in the rain looked pitiful.

悲哀 ひあい
彼の背中には人生の悲哀が漂っていた

The sorrow of life drifted about his back.

哀愁 あいしゅう
旅の終わりに、ふと哀愁を感じた。

I suddenly felt a sense of melancholy at the end of the trip.

Example Vocabulary

可哀想

かわいそう

pitiful; poor; miserable

哀れ

あわれ

pity; compassion; sorrow; pathos

哀しい

かなしい

sad; sorrowful; mournful

哀れむ

あわれむ

to pity; to feel compassion for

哀しみ

かなしみ

sadness; sorrow; grief

哀れみ

あわれみ

可哀相

かわいそう

可哀そう

かわいそう

pitiful; poor; deserving sympathy

悲哀

ひあい

sorrow; grief; pathos

哀愁

あいしゅう

sorrow; pathos; melancholy

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