あわれむ
Awaremu
Other forms: 憐れむ、憫れむ、愍れむ
哀れむ (Awaremu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to pity, to feel sympathy for, to sympathize with, to sympathise with”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
- godan verb, transitive verbto enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
Examples
彼らあわれむ者もいた。
Some pitied them.
人々はその孤児を哀れんだ。
People took pity on the orphan.
宗教は、自暴自棄になった移民達を哀れんで助けを与えた。
The bishop took pity on the desperate immigrants.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).