Kanji · first appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary
慰

慰 – consolation, amusement, seduce

15 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1158 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 慰 means consolation, amusement, seduce, cheer, make sport of, comfort, console. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is イ (i); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is なぐさ.める、なぐさ.む (nagusameru, nagusamu). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 心 (no. 61).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiイi
Kun’yomiなぐさ.めるnagusameru
Kun’yomiなぐさ.むnagusamu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 61). Components: 示・二・小・心・寸・尸.

Words using 慰

慰めるなぐさめるto comfort

Kanji with the same radical

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