哀れみ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あわ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) われみ [àwárémí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [a̠β̞a̠ɾe̞mʲi]

Noun

(あわ)れみ • (awaremiあはれみ (afaremi)?

  1. pity, compassion
    • 1904, chapter 5, in 明治元訳新約聖書 (Meiji Gen'yaku Seisho) (Meiji Bible)[1], verse 7:
      (あは)(れみ)ある(もの)(さいはひ)なり(その)(ひと)(あは)(れみ)()べければ(なり)
      Awaremi aru mono wa saiwai nari sono hito wa awaremi o u bekereba nari
      Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN