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憐 means "pity." Also associated with to cherish.
Pity - To feel sympathy; compassion.
Cherish - To love dearly; to hold precious.
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Given names
憐(れん)
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The meaning above is based on the following sources:
pity; have mercy; sympathise; compassion
pity, sympathize
to pity
to pity, to sympathize with
Pity. Such as 同病相憐, 搖尾乞憐. | To cherish. Such as 顧影自憐, 我見猶憐.
Misery loves company.
That's a very pretty name.
I don't want your pity.
可憐な、清浄無垢な姿をした彼女は、貴下と小生の名をのろいながら自殺したのです。
She, with such a sweet and pure figure, killed herself while cursing both of our names.
花火のフィナーレを飾った「しだれ柳」は、夜空に華やかに舞い上がり、緩やかな弧を描きながらゆっくりと垂れ下がって、やがてその可憐な姿を消していった。
The Firework's displays final "Weeping Willow" display brilliantly launched into the night sky, slowly dripping down as it drew a gentle slope until finally its blossoming figure gradually vanished.
「マキちゃんて双子らしいよ」健が言った。「知らんがな」俺は興味がないので冷たく返す。マキちゃんというのは学生ラウンジで俺たちのサークルの隣に陣取っているウクレレサークルの女の子だ。健の目にはずいぶん可憐に映っているようだが、俺に言わせればクラスで6番目に可愛いくらいの普通の娘だ。
"Looks like Maki's a twin!" Ken said. "Really now," I replied, totally uninterested. Maki was a member of a ukulele club that ran beside our club in the school lounge. She looked lovely in Ken's eyes, but to me she was just the sixth cutest girl in class - average, in my opinion.
「私には解りません」奥さんは予期の外れた時に見る憐れな表情をその咄嗟に現わした」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
今にもむずかしいという大病人を放ちらかしておいて、誰が勝手に東京へなんか行けるものかね」私は始め心のなかで、何も知らない母を憐れんだ。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
この様子じゃ、とても間に合わないかも知れないけれども、それにしても、まだああやって口も慥かなら気も慥かなんだから、ああしてお出のうちに喜ばして上げるように親孝行をおしな」憐れな私は親孝行のできない境遇にいた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「あんな憐れっぽい事をお言いだがね、あれでもとはずいぶん酷かったんだよ」母は父のために箒で背中をどやされた時の事などを話した」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
雨戸の外にはいつの間にか憐れな虫の声が、露の秋をまた忍びやかに思い出させるような調子で微かに鳴いています。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
のみならず数ある同級生のうちで、経済の点にかけては、決して人を羨ましがる憐れな境遇にいた訳ではないのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
ご存じの通り父親のない憐れな子です」と後では向うから頼みました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
雨戸の外にはいつの間にか憐れな虫の声が、露の秋をまた忍びやかに思い出させるような調子で微かに鳴いています。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
のみならず数ある同級生のうちで、経済の点にかけては、決して人を羨ましがる憐れな境遇にいた訳ではないのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
ご存じの通り父親のない憐れな子です」と後では向うから頼みました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
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