可愛そう (kawaisou)
可愛そう (かわいそう, kawaisou) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “poor; pitiable”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かわいそう
- Romaji
- kawaisou
- Word class
- な-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful · な-adjective, noun · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 可愛そう
な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present (plain) | 可愛そうだ | かわいそうだ kawaisouda |
| Present (polite) | 可愛そうです | かわいそうです kawaisoudesu |
| Negative | 可愛そうじゃない | かわいそうじゃない kawaisoujanai |
| Past | 可愛そうだった | かわいそうだった kawaisoudatta |
| Negative past | 可愛そうじゃなかった | かわいそうじゃなかった kawaisoujanakatta |
| Te-form | 可愛そうで | かわいそうで kawaisoude |
| Before a noun | 可愛そうな | かわいそうな kawaisouna |
| Adverb (~ni) | 可愛そうに | かわいそうに kawaisouni |
Kanji in 可愛そう
可
can, passable, approvalカ・コク・-べ.き・-べ.し · 5 strokes愛
love, affection, favouriteアイ・いと.しい・かな.しい · 13 strokesRelated words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 可愛そう.
可愛いかわいいcute可かacceptable可能かのうpossible許可きょかpermission不可ふかwrong可愛らしいかわいらしいlovely可決かけつapproval可愛がるかわいがるto be affectionate to不可欠ふかけつindispensable愛あいlove愛情あいじょうlove愛想あいそうamiability恋愛れんあいlove
Source: JMdict entry 1590740 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.