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憐れむ is an exact match with one form of the following word:
哀れむ
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Reading : あわれむ   
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to commiserate; to pity; to have mercy on; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
2. to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate (e.g. the moon, flowers)  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to form 哀れむ)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 82,077 which gives a rank of 10,290
哀れむ is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 212,000 (about 171,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
しゅうきょう
宗教
じぼうじき
自暴自棄
なった
いみん
移民
たち
あわ
れんで
たす
あた
えた

The bishop took pity on the desperate immigrants.
ひとびと
人々
その
こじ
孤児
あわ
れんだ

People took pity on the orphan.
しきょう
司教
じぼうじき
自暴自棄
なった
いみん
移民
たち
あわ
れんで
たす
あた
えた

The bishop felt pity for the immigrants who were abandoned, and gave them help.
憐れむ
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Reading : あわれむ   
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• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 211,000 (about 160,000 results)
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閔れむ
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Reading : あわれむ   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 254,000 (about 4,000 results)
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憫れむ
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Reading : あわれむ   
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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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ビン   あわれ to pity   
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