哀れむ · godan verb (-mu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 哀れむ | 哀れまない |
| Polite | 哀れみます | 哀れみません |
| Past polite | 哀れみました | 哀れみませんでした |
| Past | 哀れんだ | 哀れまなかった |
| Te-form | 哀れんで | 哀れまないで |
| Desire | 哀れみたい | 哀れみたくない |
| Potential | 哀れめる | 哀れめない |
| Passive | 哀れまれる | 哀れまれない |
| Causative | 哀れませる | 哀れませない |
| Causative passive | 哀れませられるalso 哀れまされる | 哀れませられないalso 哀れまされない |
| Volitional | 哀れもう | |
| Polite volitional | 哀れみましょう | |
| Imperative | 哀れめ | 哀れむな |
| Conditional | 哀れめば | 哀れまなければ |
| Tara conditional | 哀れんだら | 哀れまなかったら |
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
pity; feel sympathy for; have mercy on
Expresses compassion or pity toward someone's misfortune or suffering. Often used in literary or formal contexts.
He pitied the poor people and made a donation.
Hearing that story, everyone felt sympathy for her.
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
enjoy the beauty of; appreciate; admire
Only when written 哀れむ
Poetic use, restricted to the kanji spelling 哀れむ. Expresses a refined appreciation of beauty, often tinged with a sense of pathos or mono no aware.
The heart that appreciates the beauty of an autumn evening has been sung in waka since ancient times.
He felt pity for the poor.
Many poems were composed admiring the autumn moon with a touch of pathos.
She wept, pitying the protagonist's fate.
Rare search-only kanji form.