憫然(びんぜん)

びんぜん
na-adjective
pitiable; pathetic
1. pitiable; pathetic; deserving of pity
Evoking feelings of pity or compassion due to one's unfortunate or miserable state.
憫然(びんぜん)たる姿(すがた)だった。
It was a pitiable sight.
彼(かれ)の憫然(びんぜん)たる状況(じょうきょう)に心(こころ)が痛(いた)んだ。
My heart ached at his pitiful situation.
難民(なんみん)たちの憫然(びんぜん)たる暮(く)らしに涙(なみだ)した。
I was moved to tears by the pitiable lives of the refugees.

憫然(びんぜん) is a literary term meaning pitiable.

USAGE:

  • Formal, literary expression
  • Often appears in the pattern 憫然(びんぜん)たる (attributive form)
  • Expresses observer's feeling of pity

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 憫然(びんぜん)たる姿(すがた): pitiable appearance
  • 憫然(びんぜん)たる状況(じょうきょう): pitiful situation
  • 憫然(びんぜん)の情(じょう)を感(かん)じる: to feel pity

RELATED WORDS:

  • 憐憫(れんびん): pity, compassion
  • 哀(あわ)れ: pity, pathos
  • 惻隠(そくいん): compassion, sympathy
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