あわれ（あわれ）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: pathos/moving
Example sentences
- 散る花にあわれを感じる。 — He feels a poignant sadness looking at the falling blossoms.
- 秋の夕暮れにあわれを覚える。 — She senses a wistful melancholy in the autumn dusk.
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