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Kanji

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

慈

Radical

Radical: 心

Meaning: heart

Reading: こころ

Frequency: 1,115

Alternative forms:

忄(alt radical position hen)

心

Examples

Onyomi Examples

慈善 (ジゼン) charity, benevolence, philanthropy

慈悲 (ジヒ) mercy, compassion, clemency, pity, charity, benevolence, rufous hawk-cuckoo, northern hawk-cuckoo

具慈 (グジ) tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.), blanquillo, horse-head fish

仁慈 (ジンジ) kind-hearted, benevolence

Kunyomi Examples

慈しむ (いつくしむ) to be affectionate towards, to show tenderness towards, to treat tenderly, to love

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