慰
慰·console, comfort, solace
- On-yomi
- イ
- Kun-yomi
- なぐさ(める)なぐさ(む)
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 慰める | なぐさめる | to comfort, to console |
| 慰安 | いあん | solace, recreation |
| 慰労 | いろう | showing appreciation for someone's efforts |
| 慰問 | いもん | visit of sympathy or encouragement |
Example sentences
泣いている友達を慰めた。
ないているともだちをなぐさめた。
I comforted my crying friend.
社員の慰労会が開かれた。
しゃいんのいろうかいがひらかれた。
A party was held to thank the staff for their work.
その言葉に少し慰められた。
そのことばにすこしなぐさめられた。
Those words gave me a little comfort.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- 慰める is to console someone who is hurt; 励ます is to encourage someone facing something
- Reading 慰労 as いろうかい by absorbing the following noun — the word is いろう
Memory aid
Picture it
心 (heart) under 尉, an iron pressed down flat: smoothing out the creases in a troubled heart.
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