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哀愁 (あいしゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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うた
声ごえ
に
は
深ふか
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哀あい
愁しゅう
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漂ただよ
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て
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A deep pathos hung in his singing voice.
There is an indescribable sorrow in autumn evenings.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 哀あい 愁しゅう を 感かん じる to feel a sense of pathos or melancholy in something
I felt a sense of pathos looking at his figure from behind.
哀あい 愁しゅう を 帯お びる to take on a tinge of pathos or melancholy
The town at dusk took on a melancholic air.
哀あい 愁しゅう に 満み ちた 〈 物もの 〉 something filled with pathos or melancholy
A melody filled with pathos was playing.
Kanji 愁 distress, grieve, lament Related words 悲哀 stresses the pain of sorrow itself, while 哀愁 suggests a softer, lingering melancholy often tied to aesthetic or reflective feeling.
悲しみ is the plain, everyday word for sadness, whereas 哀愁 is more literary and often evokes a quiet, wistful beauty rather than raw grief.
憂愁 is an even more literary term for deep gloom or melancholy, while 哀愁 more often carries a gentle, aesthetically pleasing sadness.
哀愁 is a native Japanese word for a wistful, melancholic feeling, while ペーソス is a borrowed literary term for the same emotional quality often used in critical or artistic discussion.
哀愁 describes a poetic, aesthetic sense of sorrow or pathos, while 嘆き denotes personal grief that is often voiced aloud.
Etymology Compound of 哀 (あい, 'sorrow, pity') and 愁 (しゅう, 'grief, melancholy'). The combination is a Sino-Japanese word (kango) that has been used in literary Japanese to express a refined, poignant sadness.
