愛あい憐れん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

sympathy; compassion; tender affection

Literary and somewhat old-fashioned word for deep sympathy or compassionate love, often tinged with pity. In modern Japanese, 同情 or 思いやり are more common for everyday sympathy.

• 彼かの女じょの境きょう遇ぐうに深ふかい愛あい憐れんの情じょうを抱いだいた。

  I felt deep sympathy for her circumstances.