あはれ（あはれ）
JLPT N1 · noun
Meaning: pathos/sadness (classical)
Example sentences
- 古典に流れるあはれの心を感じる。 — You can feel the sense of pathos running through the classics.
- 散る花にあはれを覚える。 — The falling blossoms fill me with a wistful sadness.
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