Dictionary / Vocabulary / 可哀想
かわいそう
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
JLPT N1 common word Also written 可哀相、可哀そう、可愛そう
彼の母親は可哀相だ。あいつときたら母親泣かせもいいところだ。
I feel sorry for his mom; he really puts her through the wringer.
もうやめろよ。これ以上傷口に塩を塗るようなことは可哀想だ。
Cut that out. You're just rubbing salt in the poor guy's wounds.
この雪の降る中に坐っているのは可哀そうだったから、小銭を投げてやって来た。
She was looking miserable sitting in the middle of this snowstorm, so I threw a small coin at her.