Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1811 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 13
Meaning: mercy
Kunyomi: いつく.しむ
Onyomi: ジ
Composition: 兹 心
Radical: 心
Meaning: heart
慈善 (ジゼン) charity, philanthropy
慈悲 (ジヒ) mercy, compassion, clemency, pity, charity, benevolence, Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax), Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
具慈 (グジ) tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.), blanquillo, horse-head fish
仁慈 (ジンジ) kind-hearted, benevolence
慈しむ (いつくしむ) to love (someone weaker than oneself), to be affectionate towards, to treat with tender loving care