Word Meaning 慰め

なぐさめ nagusame

慰め is read as なぐさめ (nagusame) and means comfort.

Meaning

English

  1. comfort
  2. consolation
  3. diversion

Reading

Kana

なぐさめ

Romaji

nagusame

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 134343 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

慰問

いもん

visit to console someone

慰安

いあん

solace

慰謝

いしゃ

consolation

慰霊

いれい

consoling the spirits of the dead

慰める

なぐさめる

to comfort

慰霊祭

いれいさい

memorial service

慰労

いろう

recognition of services

慰留

いりゅう

dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.)

慰安会

いあんかい

recreational get-together

慰み半分

なぐさみはんぶん

partly for fun

慰問品

いもんひん

comfort article

慰安所

いあんじょ

comfort women brothel (during World War II)

Example Sentences

10

かのじょはおんがくでこころをなぐさめた

She comforted herself with music.

かれはゆうじんをなぐさめにいった

He went to comfort his friend.

かれのことばはわたしにとっておおきななぐさめになった

His words were a great comfort to me.

かのじょはしつれんしたおとうとをいっしょうけんめいになぐさめた

She tried hard to comfort her brokenhearted brother.

それはほんのきやすめのなぐさめにすぎない

That is merely a temporary comfort.

ははのやさしいことばになぐさめられた

I was comforted by my mother's kind words.

このえをみるのが、わたしのゆいいつのなぐさめです

Looking at this painting is my only consolation.

We consoled each other.

Tom is consoling Mary.

The trees comforted me.