Vocabulary

哀れ

pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos

noun
N3 freq #34

Example sentences

He looked piteous, like a drowned mouse.

His poor dog is still alive.

Much as I pitied him, I could not help him.

The little girl, deeply moved by the old man's pitiful story, burst into tears.

He took pity on me and helped me out.

How my poor heart aches!