物の哀れ

Reading

Kana: もののあわれ

Romaji: mononoaware

Definition

noun

1

strong aesthetic sense; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things

Kanji

物

Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-

Meanings: thing, object, matter

哀

Readings: アイ、 あわ.れ、 あわ.れむ、 かな.しい

Meanings: pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize