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可憐かれん

karen

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Noun

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na-Adjective

1. sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute

Noun

,

na-Adjective

2. pitiful; pitiable

Word Pronunciation

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Characters

Written Form

可 kanji, 5 strokes can
憐 kanji, 16 strokes pity

Reading

か hiragana, 3 strokes
ka
れ hiragana, 2 strokes
re
ん hiragana, 1 strokes
n

19 Variants Available

Essential 7 items

可憐かれんじゃない

karenjanai

The negative form

1. Not pitiable.; Not pitiful.

★ Common

Adjective

#603081

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可憐かれんじゃなかった

karenjanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't pitiable.; Wasn't pitiful.

★ Common

Adjective

#1277693

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可憐かれんだ

karenda

The plain form used to end a sentence

1. Pitiful.; Poor.

★ Common

Adjective

#177147

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可憐かれんだった

karendatta

The past form

1. Pitiful; pitiable

★ Common

Adjective

#437197

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可憐かれんで

karende

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Pitiful; Lovable

★ Common

Adjective

#133113

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可憐かれんな

karenna

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Pitiful; Poor

★ Common

Adjective

#52616

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可憐かれんに

karenni

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. Pitifully; Pathetically

★ Common

Adjective

#174866

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Common 8 items

可憐かれんじゃありません

karenjārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not pitiful.; Not unfortunate.

敬

★ Common

Adjective

#1277693

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可憐かれんじゃありませんでした

karenjārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not pitiable.; Was not pitiful.

敬

★ Common

Adjective

#1277693

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可憐かれんじゃないです

karenjanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not pitiable.; Not pitiful.

敬

★ Common

Adjective

#1277693

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可憐かれんじゃなかったです

karenjanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't pitiable.; Wasn't cute.

敬

★ Common

Adjective

#1277693

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可憐かれんでした

karendeshita

The polite past form

1. Pitiful.; Wretched.

敬

★ Common

Adjective

#482532

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可憐かれんです

karendesu

The polite form

1. Pitiful.; Poor thing.

敬

★ Common

Adjective

#355761

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可憐かれんではありません

karendewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not pitiable.; Not pitiful.

敬

★ Common

Adjective

#1000567

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可憐かれんではありませんでした

karendewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not pitiable.; Was not pitiful.

敬

★ Common

Adjective

#1277693

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可憐かれんだったら

karendattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If pitiable; If unfortunate

★ Common

Adjective

#1000567

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可憐かれんだろう

karendarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Pitifully likely.; Probably unfortunate.

★ Common

Adjective

#662150

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可憐かれんであれば

karendeareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If pitiable; If unfortunate

★ Common

Adjective

#1277693

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可憐かれんなら

karennara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If pitiable; If pathetic

★ Common

Adjective

#930896

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