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哀れ is an exact match with one form of the following word:
哀れ
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Readings : あわれ    あはれ   
哀れ can be read in 2 ways: あわれ (70%), あはれ (30%, out-dated or obsolete kana usage).
noun
1. pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos
2. pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable
interjection (kandoushi)
3. alack; alas
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 84,846 which gives a rank of 9,315
哀れ is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 46,000 (about 10,700,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 34 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
その
あわ
れな
はなし
いて
しょうじょ
少女
なみだ
かべた

The pitiful tale fetched tears from the girl.
その
あわ
れな
こども
子供
かのじょ
彼女
こころ
いた
めた

Her heart ached for the poor child.
わたし
かれ
ひじょう
非常
あわ
おも
った
けれども
たす
ける
ことできなかった
Much as I pitied him, I could not help him.
あわれ
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 50,000 (about 9,410,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 34 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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憐れ
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Readings : あわれ    あはれ   
憐れ can be read in 2 ways: あわれ (90%), あはれ (10%, out-dated or obsolete kana usage).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 143,000 (about 618,000 results)
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憫れ
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Readings : あわれ    あはれ   
憫れ can be read in 2 ways: あわれ (80%), あはれ (20%, out-dated or obsolete kana usage).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 228,000 (about 87,300 results)
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アイ   あわ piteous, sorrowful   あわれむ to feel pity   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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イ   ころも clothes   
レン   あわれむ to take pity on, to feel sorry for   
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the rice you oppose
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ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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eight
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
oppose; opposite   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
wheel around
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heart
ビン   あわれ to pity   
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ビン   あわれむ to pity   
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ブン   モン    literature   ふみ a letter   
モン   かど gate   
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