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Kanji Detail for 恕 - "forgiveness, compassion"

恕

  • Meaning

    恕 means "forgiveness, compassion." Also associated with empathy.

    1. Compassion - Considering others' feelings with care.

    2. Forgiveness - Being lenient; overlooking faults generously.

    3. Empathy - Understanding and sharing others' feelings.

  • Tattoo check: 恕

    • Verified meaning: forgiveness, compassion
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しのぶ, ただし, はかる, ひろし)
    • Also carries these associations: empathy

    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 恕

    Given names 恕(しのぶ)Listen 恕(ただし)Listen 恕(はかる)Listen 恕(ひろし)Listen 恕(ひろむ)Listen 恕(ゆき)Listen

    Surnames 恕(ゆたか)Listen

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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."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    jo(ジョ) ジョ

    sho(ショ) ショ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    yuru.su(ゆる-す) ゆる-す

  • Strokes

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    10 strokes

  • Radical

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    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    compassion forgiveness empathy understanding tolerance mercy leniency clemency pardon forbearance magnanimity benevolence kindness patience grace lenient charity

Sentences including 恕

  • The princess begged forgiveness from the emperor.

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

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