かわいそう
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
I was looked at as if I were a pitiful child.
Pitch accent
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Composed of
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
Examples (16 in total)
Well, poor thing.
Have some pity for the poor delivery guy!
I don't feel sorry for Tom.
Don't say such pathetic things!
She's easily moved by sad stories.
The poor girl went blind.
I was looked at as if I were a pitiful child.
I felt sorry for the boy.
While I was impressed and thought "Nice," I also felt sorry for them.
The poor cat was run over by a truck.
It seems like he can work properly, and it would be a shame to turn him away.
She took care of the poor little bird.
The poor old woman was robbed of her money.
The poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.
The poor dog was literally torn apart by the lion.
The poor old woman had her bag stolen again.