What does kanji 慈 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 慈 is mercy.

How is kanji 慈 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 慈 are いつく.しむ; the onyomi readings are ジ.

What is the main radical of kanji 慈?

The main radical for kanji 慈 is 心.

What words use kanji 慈?

Example words that use kanji 慈 include 慈善, 慈悲, 慈眼, 慈愛.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

慈

Meaning

Kanji 慈

mercy

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: いつく.しむ
Onyomi 音読み: ジ
Nanori 名乗り: しげちかめぐみよし

Variant: 㤵 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1811
Strokes: 13
Radical: 心
Components: 一 • 并 • 幺 • 心
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 滋 • 磁 • 嗞 • 禌 • 孳 • 玆 • 甆

Related vocabulary

Showing 24 common entries

Showing 24 of 45 entries that include this kanji.

慈善

じぜん

charity

慈悲

じひ

rufous hawk-cuckoo

慈眼

じがん

merciful eye (of a Buddha or a bodhisattva watching humanity)

慈愛

じあい

affection (esp. parental)

慈しみ

いつくしみ

affection

慈しむ

いつくしむ

to love (someone weaker than oneself)

慈雨

じう

welcome rain

慈訓

じくん

kind counsel

慈兄

じけい

affectionate elder brother

慈恵

じけい

mercy and love

慈姑

くわい

Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)

慈済大学

じさいだいがく

Tzu Chi University in Hualien, Taiwan

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

母は子を慈しみ育てた。

the mother raised her child with affection.

彼は慈悲を乞うた。

he begged for mercy.

彼女は慈善活動に参加している。

she is participating in charitable activities.

その眼差しは慈愛に満ちていた。

that look was full of affectionate love.

草花を慈しむ心を持つ。

to have a heart that cherishes plants and flowers.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 11 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

慈禧坐火车 Cixi Zuo Huoche

Kanji 慈

Readings

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慈善

慈悲

慈眼

慈愛

慈しみ

慈しむ

慈雨

慈訓

慈兄

慈恵

慈姑

慈済大学

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