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Kanji Detail for 恕 - "forgiveness, compassion"
恕
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Meaning
恕 means "forgiveness, compassion." Also associated with empathy.
Compassion - Considering others' feelings with care.
Forgiveness - Being lenient; overlooking faults generously.
Empathy - Understanding and sharing others' feelings.
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Name readings of 恕
Given names 恕(しのぶ)
恕(ただし)
恕(はかる)
恕(ひろし)
恕(ひろむ)
恕(ゆき)
Surnames 恕(ゆたか)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
excuse; tolerate; forgive
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
forgive, excuse, show mercy
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to forgive
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to excuse, to forgive, to show mercy
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Extending oneself to others is 恕. Not doing to others what you would not want done to yourself. See (Analects). | Forgiveness. When someone errs, forgiving them. Such as "forgiving this first offense," "forgiving the unintentional."
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Related Keywords
More kanji with the radical 心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)
- 心 heart, mind, core
- 必 certain, must
- 忙 busy
- 忌 to detest, to avoid, death anniversary
- 忍 endure, persevere, stealth
- 志 aspiration, will
- 忘 to forget, to neglect
- 応 to respond, to comply
- 快 pleasant, cheerful
- 忠 loyalty, devotion, sincere
- 念 thought, desire
- 忽 suddenly, to neglect
- 怖 fearful, frightened
- 怜 clever
- 性 nature, gender, disposition
- 怪 strange, monster, to suspect
- 怒 to be angry
- 思 to think, to love
- 怠 neglect, lazy, slack
- 急 urgent, sudden, fast
- 怨 grudge, resentment, regret
- 恆 constant
- 恒 constant, always
- 恋 to yearn, love
- 恐 to fear, frightening