mono no aware

English

Etymology

Japanese 物の哀れ, literally "the pathos of things".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmɒnəʊ nəʊ əˈwɑːɹeɪ/

Noun

mono no aware (uncountable)

  1. A wistful awareness of the impermanence or transience of things.
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