哀れ
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Meanings
- pity, sorrow, grief, misery, compassion, pathos
- pitiable, pitiful, pathetic, miserable
- alack, alas
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Example sentences
I felt pity when I saw that abandoned cat.
Everyone shed tears at his pitiful appearance.
The sorrow of those who lost their families in the war cannot be expressed in words.
Alas, he took his own life while still young.
The kingdom that once flourished is now in ruins, and its pathos made my heart ache.
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