漢字Kanji · in Structures & Home
宥: soothe, calm
Also: pacify
JLPT N19 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
宀 carries the meaning · 有 is drawn in
9 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ユウyuu · on'yomi · in compounds
- 宥和ゆうわappeasement; placation; propitiation
- 宥恕ゆうじょforgiveness; generosity
なだめるnadameru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 宥めるなだめるto soothe; to calm; to pacify
Also read ゆるす, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Under one roof! Imagine the safety and warmth of a sturdy house at the end of a long day.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
有
Also built on possess (有)
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side宥 soothe · 宀
vs侑 urge to eat · 亻In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · yòu
Same form: 宥 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 宥 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 宥 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin yòu most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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