憐れむ
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
Other spellings
哀れむ
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
あわれむ
Examples4
人々
People took pity on the orphan.
宗教
The bishop took pity on the desperate immigrants.
司教
The bishop felt pity for the immigrants who were abandoned, and gave them help.
彼ら
Some pitied them.