The kanji 慰: meaning, readings and stroke order

慰

Meaning: comfort, console
On reading: イ i
Kun reading: なぐさ（める） nagusameru、なぐさ（む） nagusamu
Strokes: 15
Radical: 心 heart
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: an ủi (úy)
Japanese: なぐさめる。こころをなごませる。
Korean: 위로하다, 달래다 (위)
Chinese: 安慰、慰问

Readings, words and example sentences

イ i · on reading · less common

慰い問もん
visit to comfort and cheer up
合唱部が老人ホームを 慰い問もんしました。
The choir club visited a nursing home to cheer up the elderly.

なぐさ（める） nagusameru · kun reading

慰なぐさめる
to comfort
泣いている子を 慰なぐさめます。
I comfort the child who is crying.

なぐさ（む） nagusamu · kun reading · less common

慰なぐさむ
to feel comforted
花を見ると心が 慰なぐさみます。
Looking at flowers makes me feel better.

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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.