慰 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「心」
道3Junior high level ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「心」
- On
- イい · i
- Kun
- なぐさ.める・なぐさ.むnagusa.meru · nagusa.mu
- Meaning
- console; comfort
Stroke order
Origin
尉 with 心 "heart": to soften the heart — to console, to comfort.
Readings and examples
| Onイいi | 慰安いあん慰問いもん慰労いろう |
|---|---|
| Kunなぐさめるnagusameru | 慰めるなぐさめる慰めなぐさめ |
| Kunなぐさむnagusamu | 慰むなぐさむ慰みなぐさみ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 慰労いろう
recognition of service
- 慰問いもん
visit of consolation
- 慰藉いしゃ
Example
失敗した友人を慰めた。
I comforted my friend who had failed.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)