可哀想 (かわいそう): meaning and examples
Key takeaways
可哀想 (かわいそう) means pitiable / poor / pathetic.
See example sentences below.
Japanese word 可哀想: pitiable / poor / pathetic. Meanings and example sentences.
可哀想 (かわいそう) means pitiable / poor / pathetic.
See example sentences below.
pitiable / poor / pathetic
あの子はかわいそうだね。
Translation
That child is pitiable.
彼の話を聞いてかわいそうに思った。
Translation
I felt sorry for him when I heard his story.
Kanji 哀: pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize
Kanji 哀: meanings, readings, and example words.
Kanji 想: idea, thought, conception, think
Kanji 想: meanings, readings, and example words.
Kanji 可: can, passable, approval
Kanji 可: meanings, readings, and example words.