物の哀れ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
物 哀
もの
Grade: 3 		あわ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) もののあわれ [mònó nó áꜜwàrè] (Nakadaka – [4])[1][2][3]
  • IPA(key): [mo̞no̞ no̞ a̠β̞a̠ɾe̞]

Noun

物(もの)の哀(あわ)れ • (mono no aware) ←もののあはれ (mono no afare)?

  1. the pathos of things.

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in kana, as もののあはれ. The historical kana form (lending a literary flavor) is preferred.

Descendants

  • → English: mono no aware
  • → Chinese: 物哀 (wù'āi)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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