あわれ
N3憫れ
哀れ憐れ
[aware]
Definitions
1.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos
2.adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable
3.interjection (kandoushi)
alack; alas
Example Sentences
一人で暮らす老人の話を聞いて憫れに思う。
I feel sorry hearing the story of the old person living alone.
雨に濡れた子猫の姿が憫れに見えた。
The rain-soaked kitten looked pitiful.
憫れな境遇に同情した。
I sympathized with the pitiful situation.