哀あい憐れん

あ

い

れ

ん

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

pity; compassion

Literary and somewhat formal word for deep pity or compassion, often with a nuance of sorrow. Used in both noun and する-verb constructions.

彼かれは貧まずしい人ひと々びとに哀あい憐れんの情じょうを抱いだいた。
He felt compassion for the poor people.
その詩

し

は

戦せん

争そう

の

犠ぎ

牲せい

者しゃ

を

哀あい

憐れん

し

て

いる

。

The poem pities the victims of war.

Kanji

哀pathetic, grief, sorrow
憐pity, have mercy, sympathise

Similar words

同どう情じょう
同情 is the common, everyday word for sympathy or compassion. 哀憐 is more literary and carries a deeper, sorrowful nuance.
憐あわれみ
憐れみ is a more common noun for pity or mercy, often used in religious or moral contexts. 哀憐 is rarer and more formal.

Etymology

Compound of 哀 (sorrow, pity) and 憐 (pity, compassion). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination reinforces the sense of deep, sorrowful pity.