物もの哀あわれ

na-adjective

somewhat pitiful; evoking pathos

Literary term describing a gentle, melancholic awareness of the transience of things, often associated with classical Japanese aesthetics. Used as a na-adjective.

See also: 哀れ

• 秋あきの夕ゆう暮ぐれは物もの哀あわれな気き持もちにさせる。

  Autumn evenings evoke a somewhat pitiful, melancholic feeling.

• 彼かの女じょの物もの哀あわれな表ひょう情じょうが忘わすれられない。

  I can't forget her expression of gentle sadness.