Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 可哀相(かわいそう) in Japanese

可哀相, 可哀そう, 可哀想
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
かわいそう
Romaji
kawaisō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
    Example sentence
    彼女はそのかわいそうな小鳥世話した She took care of the poor little bird.

Examples of 可哀相, 可哀そう, 可哀想, かわいそう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

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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JLPT 3

13 strokes

concept, think, idea, thought

On'Yomi: ソウ, ソ

Kun'Yomi: おも.う

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JLPT 2

5 strokes

can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not

On'Yomi: カ, コク

Kun'Yomi: -べ.き, -べ.し

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JLPT 3

9 strokes

inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

On'Yomi: ソウ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: あい-

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