哀れむ【あわれむ】
Frequency rank: 22,140. – 22,272. (for form 憐れむ: 15,267. – 15,330.)
- to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
- to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admireonly applies to 哀れむarchaism
Godan verb with 'mu' ending; transitive verb
Forms
Generated word frames (experimental)
[Person] pities [Thing]
[Person] feels pity for [Situation]
[Person] sympathizes with [Emotion]
[Person] pities [Experience]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
- to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
This meaning refers to the emotional response of feeling compassion or sorrow for someone else's misfortune or suffering. It often involves a desire to help or support the person in plight.
This meaning highlights the aesthetic appreciation or enjoyment of something beautiful, typically referring to nature or art. It conveys a sense of admiration that is more positive and less focused on suffering.
Generated collocations (experimental)
あわれみ哀れみをかけるto bestow pityあわれみ哀れみをかんじる感じるto feel pityかれ彼をあわれむ哀れむto pity himあわれむ哀れむきもち気持ちfeelings of pityあわれんでいる哀れんでいるbeing sympatheticあわれむ哀れむしせん視線a sympathetic lookあわれ哀れなじょうきょう状況a pitiful situationあわれみ哀れみのめ目eyes filled with pityあわれむ哀れむことができるable to feel sympathyうつくし美しさをあわれむ哀れむto appreciate beauty with pity
Generated related terms (experimental)
あわれむ哀れむ【あわれむ】
Refers to the act of feeling pity or sympathy for someone or something in distress.
どうじょう同情【どうじょう】
Means compassion or sympathy for someone else's suffering or misfortune.
じひ慈悲【じひ】
Refers to mercy or compassion, especially towards those who are suffering.
かんしゃ感謝【かんしゃ】
Means gratitude or appreciation, often an emotional response to kindness received.
しょうさん賞賛【しょうさん】
Refers to praise or admiration for someone's qualities or achievements.
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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The bishop took pity on the desperate immigrants.
The bishop felt pity for the immigrants who were abandoned, and gave them help.