The kanji 慕: meaning, readings and stroke order

慕

Meaning: adore, long for
On reading: ボ bo
Kun reading: した（う） shitau、した（わしい） shitawashii
Strokes: 14
Radical: 心 heart
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: ngưỡng mộ, kính mến (mộ)
Japanese: したう。こいしくおもう。
Korean: 그리워하다, 따르다 (모)
Chinese: 仰慕、思慕

Readings, words and example sentences

ボ bo · on reading · less common

思し慕ぼ
deep affection, longing
先生への 思し慕ぼの気持ちです。
It's a feeling of deep affection for the teacher.

した（う） shitau · kun reading · less common

慕したう
to look up to, to adore
多くの生徒が先生を 慕したって います。
Many students look up to the teacher.

した（わしい） shitawashii · kun reading · less common

慕したわしい
dear, endearing
慕したわしい 人柄です。
He has an endearing personality.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.