惻 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「忄」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「忄」
- On
- ソク・ショク
- Kun
- いた.む
- Meaning
- compassion
Origin
Heart 忄 with 則 as phonetic: to feel another's pain as one's own.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 惻隠そくいん
compassion; pity
- 憐憫れんびん
compassion
Example
惻隠の情は人の本性だという。
Compassion, it is said, is part of human nature.
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