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JLPT N1 · Noun

情け (nasake)

情け (なさけ, nasake) is a Japanese noun meaning “pity; sympathy”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
なさけ
Romaji
nasake
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. pity; sympathy; compassion; mercy · noun
  2. affection; love · noun

Example sentences

旅は道連れ世は情け。
No road is long with good company.
Tatoeba #78197

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 情け

情
feelings, emotion, passionジョウ・セイ・なさ.け · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 情け.

情じょうfeelings事情じじょうcircumstances情報じょうほうinformation愛情あいじょうlove感情かんじょうemotion友情ゆうじょうfriendship表情ひょうじょうfacial expression苦情くじょうcomplaint純情じゅんじょうpure heart同情どうじょうsympathy情勢じょうせいstate of things情緒じょうちょemotion情緒じょうしょemotion情熱じょうねつpassion

Source: JMdict entry 1356220 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.