- いとおしむ
- **love|他|【S】…を愛する, かわいがるcaress|他|…を優しくなでる.* * *いとおしむ**love|他|〖S〗…を愛する, かわいがるcaress|他|…を優しくなでる.* * *いとおしむ【愛おしむ】〔かわいがる〕 love; think tenderly [fondly] 《of…》; dote 《(up)on…》; be attached 《to…》; 〔ふびんに思う〕 take pity 《on…》; sympathize 《with…》; 〔惜しんで大切にする〕 value; cherish; hold sth dear.
●彼女は子猫をわが子のようにいとおしんだ. She adored the kitten as though it were her own child.
・自然をいとおしむ気持ちが大切だ. It is important for us to cherish nature.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.