to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
捨てられた子犬を哀れんだ。
I felt pity for the abandoned puppy.
他人を哀れむだけでは何も解決しない。
Merely pitying others solves nothing.
過酷な境遇に置かれた人々を哀れむ気持ちが湧いた。
I felt sympathy for people in harsh circumstances.