Word Meaning 可憐

かれん karen

可憐 is read as かれん (karen) and means pitiful.

Meaning

English

  1. pitiful
  2. pitiable
  3. sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming)
  4. touchingly lovely
  5. cute

Reading

Kana

かれん

Romaji

karen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 10310 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

純情可憐

じゅんじょうかれん

pure of heart and pretty

純真可憐

じゅんしんかれん

pure of heart and beautiful

紅顔可憐

こうがんかれん

youthful and endearing

可愛い

かわいい

dainty

可哀相

かわいそう

poor

可能

かのう

possible

Pass (grade)

可決

かけつ

approval

可燃物

かねんぶつ

combustibles

可能性

かのうせい

potentiality

可燃性

かねんせい

combustibility

可愛がる

かわいがる

to show favouritism to

Example Sentences

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That's a very pretty name.

She, with such a sweet and pure figure, killed herself while cursing both of our names.

The Firework's displays final "Weeping Willow" display brilliantly launched into the night sky, slowly dripping down as it drew a gentle slope until finally its blossoming figure gradually vanished.

"Looks like Maki's a twin!" Ken said. "Really now," I replied, totally uninterested. Maki was a member of a ukulele club that ran beside our club in the school lounge. She looked lovely in Ken's eyes, but to me she was just the sixth cutest girl in class - average, in my opinion.