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あわ

obsolete readingnounnoun (generic)な adjectiveadjective (generic)interjection

Reading

Meanings

  • pity, sorrow, grief, misery, compassion, pathos
  • pitiable, pitiful, pathetic, miserable
  • alack, alas

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Example sentences

あのねこあわおもった。

I felt pity when I saw that abandoned cat.

かれあわ姿すがただれもがなみだながした。

Everyone shed tears at his pitiful appearance.

戦争せんそう家族かぞくうしなった人々ひとびとあわ言葉ことばではあらわせない。

The sorrow of those who lost their families in the war cannot be expressed in words.

あわわかくしていのちってしまった。

Alas, he took his own life while still young.

かつてさかえた王国おうこくいま廃墟はいきょとなり、そのあわさにむねいたんだ。

The kingdom that once flourished is now in ruins, and its pathos made my heart ache.