also: あいみん
哀愍する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 哀愍する | 哀愍しない |
| Polite | 哀愍します | 哀愍しません |
| Past polite | 哀愍しました | 哀愍しませんでした |
| Past | 哀愍した | 哀愍しなかった |
| Te-form | 哀愍して | 哀愍しないで |
| Desire | 哀愍したい | 哀愍したくない |
| Potential | 哀愍できる | 哀愍できない |
| Passive | 哀愍される | 哀愍されない |
| Causative | 哀愍させる | 哀愍させない |
| Causative passive | 哀愍させられる | 哀愍させられない |
| Volitional | 哀愍しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 哀愍しましょう | |
| Imperative | 哀愍しろ | 哀愍するな |
| Conditional | 哀愍すれば | 哀愍しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 哀愍したら | 哀愍しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
A formal, literary term for deep pity or compassion. Rare in modern everyday speech; more common in Buddhist or classical contexts. Can be used as a suru-verb (哀愍する) meaning 'to take pity on'.
I pray for the Buddha's compassion.
He took pity on the poor people.
Variant kanji spelling; 憫 is also non-jōyō. Same reading as 哀愍.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; included as a search aid. Not a standard written form.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling for the reading あいみん; included as a search aid.