Keyword
pitiful
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig428
Readings
わい
(28%)
あわ
(25%)
あは
(18%)
かな
(14%)
あい
(13%)
Composed of
lid
mouth
cape
Used in vocabulary (77 in total)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
sadness; sorrow; grief
pity; compassion
sorrow; grief; sadness
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
pathos; sorrow; grief
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
seeming sad
pathetic; plaintive
plaintive; piteous; doleful
condolence; regret; tribute; sorrow; sympathy; lament
appeal; complaint
one's condolences; feelings of sympathy
grief; sorrow
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
sad; melancholy
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
plaintive strains; mournful tone; sad melody
grief; mourning; lamentation
pity; compassion
sorrow; grief
sad voices; sad sounds
sad; melancholy
seeming sad
moan; wailing
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense
grief and pleasure
sad story
to pity (one another); to commiserate
plaintive (melody, tone, etc.); sad; mournful; doleful; sorrowful
joys and sorrows; happiness and sadness
extremely sad (event, occurrence); great pity
sad parting
plea; entreaty; supplication
to feel sorry for; to pity
fellow sufferers pity each other
sad story; tragic history
crying with sadness
plaintive (melody, tone, etc.); sad; mournful; doleful; sorrowful
making a pressing appeal; appealing to pity
somewhat pitiful
cherish the memory of; yearn for
grieving; mourning; being very sad
crying loudly with sadness
being choked with tears
plea; entreaty; supplication
message of condolence
message of condolence; memorial address
losing weight and becoming bony because of grief
sad tone (of music, words, etc.)
sad; sorrowful; pensive
sad to say; how sad; alas
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
sadness; sorrow; grief
sympathetic condolences
condolence; mourning; sorrow; lamentation
lament; elegy; dirge; funeral song
sad feeling
helping somebody out of pity
Examples (7 in total)
Unfortunately, he broke his leg in the accident.
The witch cursed the poor little girl.
We received some sad news today.