pitiful

(beret) + (mouth/small box radical) + (kick in the nuts)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
ILL PAIR

Onyomi

AI

The shit that some women go through for AI (=愛 = love) is pitiful.

Mnemonic

The Frenchman's mouth let out a pitiful mewl as he was kicked in the nuts.

Kunyomi

あわ*れ ( ) you poor bastard! God help you. Utterly fucked, pathetic, but you honestly feel bad for them, rather than just looking down on them.
★★☆☆☆
あわ*れむ to feel sorry for someone.(or yourself!) To commiserate.
☆☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

哀愁(あいしゅう)

melancholy ★☆☆☆☆ NP
(pitiful) + (sorrow) = 哀愁 (melancholy)

an archaic, literary word meaning, "melancholy, pathos, grief." (used about a novel, song, movie, or tone of voice, but not about a person).

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
pitiful MOUTH
decline,wane HORIZONTAL LINE

When you rap, the rhymes from out your MOUTH is pitiful, but. . .

When I stab your mouth with a HORIZONTAL LINE (dagger) your health wanes.

Used In

Synonyms

pathos, misery, pitifulness
かわいいそうな 哀れな    惨めな    哀愁    心細い    悲惨な