情け

なさけ

sympathy, compassion

Also:affection

What does 情け mean?

情け is a Japanese noun meaning sympathy, compassion in English. It can also be translated as affection depending on context. It is written as 情け in kanji, なさけ in hiragana, and nasake in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

旅は道連れ世は情け

No road is long with good company.