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憐察 (れんさつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
pity ; mercy ; compassion
rare term
Rare, formal, and literary term for feeling pity or showing compassion, often with a nuance of understanding someone's plight. Used as a noun or with する.
In that poem, one can feel the author's deep pity.
Kanji 憐 pity, have mercy, sympathise Similar words 哀あわ れみ 哀れみ is the common word for pity or compassion, while 憐察 is a rare, formal, literary synonym.
同どう 情じょう 同情 is the standard word for sympathy; 憐察 is much rarer and carries a more literary, elevated tone.
Etymology Compound of 憐 (pity, compassion) and 察 (perceive, understand). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a rare literary coinage.
