かわいそう【可哀想】 - kawaisō

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

私わたくしは何なん匹ぴきかのかわいそうな猫ねこが追おい出だされるのを見みた。

watashiwa nambikikano kawaisōna nekoga oidasareru nō mita

I saw some poor cats kicked out.

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Ateji (Phonetic Kanji)

Other Forms

Ateji (Phonetic Kanji)

19 Variants Available

Essential 7 items

かわいそうじゃない

kawaisōjanai

The negative form

1. Not pitiable.; Not unfortunate.

★ Common

Adjective

#47955

かわいそうじゃなかった

kawaisōjanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't pitiful.; Wasn't unfortunate.

★ Common

Adjective

#598929

かわいそうだ

kawaisōda

The plain form used to end a sentence

1. Pitiful.; Poor.

★ Common

Adjective

#13439

かわいそうだった

kawaisōdatta

The past form

1. Pitiful; Sad

★ Common

Adjective

#56929

かわいそうで

kawaisōde

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

1. Pitifully; Sadly

★ Common

Adjective

#21102

かわいそうな

kawaisōna

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Pitiful; Sad

★ Common

Adjective

#14286

かわいそうに

kawaisōni

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. Pitifully; Sadly

★ Common

Adjective

#11868

Common 8 items

かわいそうじゃありません

kawaisōjārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not pitiful.; Not unfortunate.

★ Common

Adjective

#203205

かわいそうじゃありませんでした

kawaisōjārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't pitiful.; Wasn't unfortunate.

★ Common

Adjective

#1217215

かわいそうじゃないです

kawaisōjanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's pitiable.; It's sad.

★ Common

Adjective

#110813

かわいそうじゃなかったです

kawaisōjanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't pitiful.; Wasn't unfortunate.

★ Common

Adjective

#1217215

かわいそうでした

kawaisōdeshita

The polite past form

1. Pitiful.; Sad.

★ Common

Adjective

#157442

かわいそうです

kawaisōdesu

The polite form

1. Pitiful.; Poor thing.

★ Common

Adjective

#33747

かわいそうでわありません

kawaisōdewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not pitiable.; Not regrettable.

★ Common

Adjective

#1217215

かわいそうでわありませんでした

kawaisōdewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not pitiable.; Was not regrettable.

★ Common

Adjective

#1217215

Advanced 4 items

かわいそうだったら

kawaisōdattara

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

1. If/when pitiful; If/when unfortunate

★ Common

Adjective

#479768

かわいそうだろう

kawaisōdarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Pitifully likely.; Probably unfortunate.

★ Common

Adjective

#163451

かわいそうであれば

kawaisōdeareba

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

1. If pitiable; If unfortunate

★ Common

Adjective

#930896

かわいそうなら

kawaisōnara

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

1. If pitiful; If unfortunate

★ Common

Adjective

#479069

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