Jisho

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15 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
consolation, amusement, seduce, cheer, make sport of, comfort, console
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1158 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 慰謝 【イシャ】 consolation
  • 慰安 【イアン】 solace, relaxation
  • 弔慰 【チョウイ】 condolence, sympathy
  • 自慰 【ジイ】 masturbation, onanism, self-consolation

Kun reading compounds

  • 慰める 【なぐさめる】 to comfort, to console, to amuse
  • 慰む 【なぐさむ】 to feel comforted, to be in good spirits, to feel better, to forget one's worries, to trifle with, to fool around with

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wei4
Korean:
wi

Spanish

  • consolar
  • confortar
  • aliviar
  • alegrar

Portuguese

  • consolo
  • divertimento
  • sedução
  • torce
  • levar na esportiva
  • conforto
  • consolar

French

  • réconforter
  • divertissement
  • séduire
  • consoler
  • remonter
  • s'amuser de
1008 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1466 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1758 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1066 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1317 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2404 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1618 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1726 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1702 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
798 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3557 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1835 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2497 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1105 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11135 Morohashi
2867 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1972 New Nelson (John Haig)
1096 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1177 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1761 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3758 2001 Kanji
4k11.13 The Kanji Dictionary
2-11-4 SKIP code
7433.0 Four corner code
1-16-54 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6170 Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
stroke, pat, smooth down
Kun:
な.でる
On:
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2402 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 撫育 【ブイク】 care, tending
  • 撫する 【ブスル】 to stroke, to caress
  • 慰撫 【イブ】 pacification, soothing
  • 綏撫 【スイブ】 lulled into peacefulness, comforted and consoled

Kun reading compounds

  • 撫でる 【なでる】 to stroke, to caress, to brush gently, to pat, to rub, to comb (hair), to smooth down

Readings

Japanese names:
なで、 なでし、 む
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fu3
Korean:
mu, bu

Spanish

  • caricia
  • roce
  • consuelo
  • acariciar
  • rozar
  • consolar
  • calmar

Portuguese

French

2000 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
904 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
667 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
12743 Morohashi
2281 New Nelson (John Haig)
2270 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2368 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3c12.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-12 SKIP code
5803.1 Four corner code
1-41-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
64ab Unicode hex code