可憐

かれん

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute

Also:pitiful

AdjectiveJLPT N1

What does 可憐 mean?

可憐 is a Japanese adjective meaning sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute in English. It can also be translated as pitiful depending on context. It is written as 可憐 in kanji, かれん in hiragana, and karen in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.