English Explanatory Dictionary

mono no aware

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌmɒnəʊ nəʊ əˈwɑːɹeɪ/

Word forms

mono no aware

Etymology

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

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