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宥 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「宀」

道
準1University / general ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「宀」
On
ユウゆう · yū
Kun
なだ.める・ゆる.すnada.meru · yuru.su
Meaning
soothe; pardon

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A roof with 有 "to have": making room in one’s heart — to soothe and to pardon.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 宥和ゆうわ

    appeasement; conciliation

  • 宥めるなだめる

    to soothe; to calm

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

泣(な)く子(こ)を宥(なだ)めて寝(ね)かしつけた。

I soothed the crying child and got them to sleep.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

宥和宥和harmon…宍flesh宋Song…宏wide宕cave寅the Ti…尤reason…佑help酉the Ro…邑villag…祐divine…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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