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Kanji Detail for 慕 - "to yearn, to miss"

慕

  • Meaning

    慕 means "to yearn, to miss." Also associated with to admire.

    1. Yearn - To long for deeply.

    2. Admire - To regard with respect and affection.

    3. Miss - To feel the absence of someone.

  • Words using 慕

    • 慕う したう Listen to yearn for; to long for; to pine for

  • Tattoo check: 慕

    • Verified meaning: to yearn, to miss
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しのぶ, もと)
    • Also carries these associations: to admire

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 慕

    Given names 慕(しのぶ)Listen 慕(もと)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    pining; yearn for; love dearly; adore

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    long for, desire; admire

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to admire

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to admire, to desire, to long for

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To long for. Attached and unforgetting. Such as 孺慕, meaning like a child's attachment. | To admire and emulate. Such as 慕名, 仰慕.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    bo(ボ) ボ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shitau(した-う) した-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    to yearn to admire to miss cherish long for remember fondly longing pining adoration affection devotion fondness nostalgia love

Sentences including 慕

  • He adores his grandfather.

  • She is deeply attached to her parents.

  • The girl is deeply attached to her aunt.

  • I couldn't stop myself from longing for her.

  • His easygoing personality has endeared him to men and women of all ages.

  • Tom looks up to Mary as a big sister.

  • For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

More kanji with the radical 心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

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