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あわ

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pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos — 哀れ
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あわ

aware

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JLPT N2
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N2
  1. pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    その孤児(こじ)(あわ)れんだ。
    I took pity on the orphan.
  2. pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
  3. alack; alas

    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)

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もの
あわ

monoaware

な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
  1. somewhat pitiful

Full entry for 物哀れ

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