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
Reading: こころ
Frequency: 1,115
Alternative forms:
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
慈しむ (いつくしむ) to be affectionate towards, to show tenderness towards, to treat tenderly, to love