哀れむ

To pity or feel sorry for someone in a miserable state, often from a position of superiority.

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Other forms

哀れみます polite form

哀れんだ plain past

哀れんで te-form

憐れむ alternative kanji

Godan verb, Transitive verb

To pity / To feel sorry for

Describes feeling deep compassion for a person or animal in a helpless or miserable condition.

Example

彼はその貧しい子供たちを哀れんだ。

He pitied those poor children.

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哀れむ

あわれむ

To pity or feel sorry for someone in a miserable state, often from a position of superiority.

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