Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mono no aware

/ˌmɒnəʊ nəʊ əˈwɑːɹeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: mono no aware
IPA: /ˌmɒnəʊ nəʊ əˈwɑːɹeɪ/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wistful awareness of the impermanence or transience of things.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce mono no aware?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɒnəʊ nəʊ əˈwɑːɹeɪ/.
What does mono no aware mean?: A wistful awareness of the impermanence or transience of things.
Where does mono no aware come from?: Japanese 物の哀れ, literally "the pathos of things".

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