憫然(びんぜん)

びんぜん
na-adjective
pitiable; pathetic
formalemotion
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

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Related: 哀(あわ)れ (pity, pathos)
Related: 惻隠(そくいん) (compassion, sympathy)
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