The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2100 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: pining, yearn for, love dearly, adore

Kunyomi: した.う

Onyomi: ボ

Composition: 莫心

慕

Radical

Radical: 心

Meaning: heart

Reading: こころ

Frequency: 1,115

Alternative forms:

忄(

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心

Examples

Onyomi Examples

慕情（ボジョウ） longing, yearning

思慕（シボ） yearning, longing for, deep affection

哀慕（アイボ） cherish the memory of, yearn for

Kunyomi Examples

慕う（したう） to yearn for, to long for, to pine for, to miss, to love dearly, to adore, to follow (someone), to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)