Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: pity, have mercy, sympathise, compassion

Kunyomi: あわ.れむ あわ.れ

Onyomi: レン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: heart

Examples

Onyomi Examples

レンサツ pity, mercy, compassion

レンジョウ compassion, pity

カレン sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming), touchingly lovely, cute, pitiful, pitiable

アイレン sympathy

Kunyomi Examples

哀れむ あわれむ 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

哀れ あわれ pity, sorrow, grief, misery, compassion, pathos, pitiable, pitiful, pathetic, miserable, alack, alas

哀れむ あわれむ 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