漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
慰: consolation, amusement
Also: seduce, cheer, make sport of, comfort, console
JLPT N115 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
心 carries the meaning · 尉 gives the sound
15 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
イi · on'yomi · in compounds
- 慰安いあんsolace; relaxation
- 慰霊いれいconsoling the spirits of the dead
- 慰謝いしゃconsolation
- 慰霊祭いれいさいmemorial service
- 慰問いもんvisit to console someone
なぐさめるnagusameru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 慰めるなぐさめるto comfort; to console; to amuse
Also read なぐさむ, 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
“The ancient character once looked like a beating heart with its arteries. Today, 心 represents the very center of who we are—the place where our feelings bloom, our thoughts grow, and our spirit resides.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · wèi
Same form: 慰 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 慰 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 慰 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin wèi 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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