Vocab Info
N2 Noun
情けpity, sympathy, compassion, mercy, affection
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A feeling of deep kindness toward others, sometimes coupled with the wish that they lift themselves out of their own troubles.
Noun
1.
pity, sympathy, compassion, mercy
Noun
2.
affection, love
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情け 【なさけ】
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人の情けに感動しました。
I was moved by the compassion of people.
職場に恋の情けを持ち込まないでね。
Don't bring your love affairs into the workplace, okay?
武士の情けで敵に逃げる隙を与えました。
The samurai showed mercy and gave the enemy a chance to escape.
お情け程度のボーナスで僕たち社員が満足するものか!
As if we employees would be satisfied with such a pitiful bonus!
情けでチャンスをもらったにもかかわらずそれを台無しにした。
Despite receiving a chance out of mercy, I ruined it.
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