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“To pity” in Japanese

Short answer
労る itawaru いたわる

To pity in Japanese is “労る” (itawaru). Full meaning: to pity, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to treat with sympathy, to console, to be kind to; to tend to (e.g. an injury), to care for, to nurse, to soothe; to appreciate, to recognize (someone's efforts), to reward for.

Other ways to say “To pity” in Japanese

哀れむ awaremu to pity, to feel sympathy for, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to commiserate with, to have mercy on; to enjoy the beauty of, to appreciate, to admire 憐む awaremu to pity, to feel sympathy for, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to commiserate with, to have mercy on; to enjoy the beauty of, to appreciate, to admire 愍む awaremu to pity, to feel sympathy for, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to commiserate with, to have mercy on; to enjoy the beauty of, to appreciate, to admire 憫む awaremu to pity, to feel sympathy for, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to commiserate with, to have mercy on; to enjoy the beauty of, to appreciate, to admire 憫れむ awaremu to pity, to feel sympathy for, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to commiserate with, to have mercy on; to enjoy the beauty of, to appreciate, to admire 憐れむ awaremu to pity, to feel sympathy for, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to commiserate with, to have mercy on; to enjoy the beauty of, to appreciate, to admire 愍れむ awaremu to pity, to feel sympathy for, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to commiserate with, to have mercy on; to enjoy the beauty of, to appreciate, to admire 矜れむ awaremu to pity, to feel sympathy for, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to commiserate with, to have mercy on; to enjoy the beauty of, to appreciate, to admire あわれむ awaremu to pity, to feel sympathy for, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to commiserate with, to have mercy on; to enjoy the beauty of, to appreciate, to admire 相憐れむ aiawaremu to pity (one another), to commiserate 哀れみ awaremi to pity, to feel sympathy for, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to commiserate with, to have mercy on; to enjoy the beauty of, to appreciate, to admire

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