物の哀れ

Japanese
Kanji in this term
物 哀
もの
Grade: 3		 あわ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) もののあ​われ [mònó nó áꜜwàrè] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mo̞no̞ no̞ a̠ɰᵝa̠ɾe̞]

Noun

物(もの)の哀(あわ)れ • (mono no aware) ←もののあはれ (mono no afare)?

  1. the pathos of things

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana, as もののあはれ. The historical kana form (lending a literary flavor) is preferred.

Descendants
  • → English: mono no aware
  • → Chinese: 物哀 (wù'āi)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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