Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 哀れむ(あわれむ) in Japanese

哀れむ, 憐れむ, 閔れむ
Kana Reading
あわれむ
Romaji
awaremu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `mu' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to commiserate; to pity; to have mercy on; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
    Example sentence
    彼らあわれむ者もいた。 Some pitied them.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate (e.g. the moon, flowers)
    Example sentence
    人々はその孤児を哀れんだ。 People took pity on the orphan.

Examples of 哀れむ, 憐れむ, 閔れむ, あわれむ in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
哀れむ
Plain Polite
哀れみます
Negative
哀れまない
Negative Polite
哀れみません

Past

Plain
哀れんだ
Plain Polite
哀れみました
Negative
哀れまなかった
Negative Polite
哀れみませんでした

Te

Plain
哀れんで
Plain Polite
哀れみまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
哀れまれる
Plain Polite
哀れまれます
Negative
哀れまれない
Negative Polite
哀れまれません
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Kanji in this word

哀 JLPT 1

9 strokes

pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize

On'Yomi: アイ

Kun'Yomi: あわ.れ, あわ.れむ, かな.しい

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憐

16 strokes

pity, have mercy, sympathise, compassion

On'Yomi: レン

Kun'Yomi: あわ.れむ, あわ.れ

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閔

12 strokes

grieve, be sad, pity

On'Yomi: ビン, ミン

Kun'Yomi: あわ.れむ, うれ.える

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