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])
• 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)