哀愁（あいしゅう）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: pathos / melancholy
Example sentences
- その曲は哀愁を帯びている。 — That song carries a note of melancholy.
- 哀愁ただよう風景を眺める。 — I gaze at a scene tinged with melancholy.
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