JLPT N1 Advanced
情け
Mercy, pity, or human kindness.
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1 Noun
Human Kindness / Compassion
Refers to the warmth of human feeling, sensitivity, and the natural empathy people hold for one another.
Example
この 町 に は まだ 昔ながら の 人 の 情け が 残って いる 。
This town still has some of that old-fashioned human kindness.
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2 Noun
Mercy / Pity
Describes a feeling of benevolence, pity, or leniency extended toward someone in a miserable or weaker state.
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