同情

どうじょう

sympathy, compassion, sympathize

What does 同情 mean?

同情 is a Japanese noun meaning sympathy, compassion, sympathize in English. It is written as 同情 in kanji, どうじょう in hiragana, and doujou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼のことを同情せずにはいられない。

I cannot but feel sorry for him.