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Kanji Detail for 慰 - "to console, to be consoled"

慰

  • Meaning

    慰 means "to console, to be consoled." Also associated with to play with.

    1. To console - To care for grief or suffering and bring peace to the heart.

    2. To be consoled - To feel better; to become calm.

    3. To play with - To toy; to amuse.

  • Words using 慰

    • 慰安 いあん Listen solace; relaxation
    • 慰霊 いれい Listen consoling the spirits of the dead
    • 慰謝 いしゃ Listen consolation
    • 慰霊祭 いれいさい Listen memorial service
    • 慰める なぐさめる Listen to comfort; to console; to amuse

  • Tattoo check: 慰

    • Verified meaning: to console, to be consoled
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to play with

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    consolation; amusement; seduce; cheer; make sport of; comfort; console

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    comfort, console, calm

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to comfort; to console; to reassure

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to calm, to comfort, to reassure

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

    To comfort. Comforting to satisfy one's feelings. Such as 欣慰.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    i(イ) イ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    nagusa.meru(なぐさ-める) なぐさ-める

    nagusa.mu(なぐさ-む) なぐさ-む

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    to console to be consoled to play with cheer comfort tease soothe alleviate appease calm care compassion encourage pacify reassure solace support

Sentences including 慰

  • I can comfort her.

  • The flowers cheered her up.

  • We consoled each other.

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