Reading and meaning
- Reading
- なさけ
- Romaji
- nasake
- Meaning
- pity, sympathy, compassion, mercy
- Word type
- noun
Example sentences
彼は敗者に情けをかけず、最後まで戦い抜いた。
He showed no mercy to the defeated and fought to the very end.
情けを求める者に、彼は冷酷にも背を向けた。
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彼は敗者に情けをかけず、最後まで戦い抜いた。
He showed no mercy to the defeated and fought to the very end.
情けを求める者に、彼は冷酷にも背を向けた。
He coldly turned his back on those seeking compassion.
災害現場では、見知らぬ人にも情けを施す人々がいた。
At the disaster site, there were people who showed compassion even to strangers.
情けは人のためならず、巡り巡って自分に返る。
Compassion is not wasted on others; it eventually comes back to you.