A somewhat literary word for deep, warm-hearted compassion or affectionate kindness, often implying a sense of moral obligation or gratitude. Less common in everyday speech than 思いやり or 情け.
I am deeply grateful for his compassion.
I will live without forgetting my teacher's affectionate kindness.
Compound of 恩 (favor, kindness) and 情 (feeling, emotion). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys a sense of deep emotional kindness rooted in gratitude.