Meaning of 同情 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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同情JLPT 1
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Kana Readingどうじょう
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Romajidōjō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- sympathy; compassion; sympathize; sympathise; pity; feel for
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Example Sentences
同情, どうじょう used in context
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ただ、調子を合わせているんじゃない。本当に、私の気持ちを分かっていて同情している目だった。
He wasn't just humouring me. Those were the eyes of someone who really understood my feelings and sympathised.
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A good doctor is sympathetic to his patients.
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I feel for my father, who has to work on Sundays.
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The mother was shocked and was at once all sympathy.
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She sympathized with the orphan and gave him some money.
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She sympathized with those unfortunate people.
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Kanji found in this word
feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts
On: ジョウ, セイ
Kun: なさ.け
11 strokes
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