Moto 慈: MercyKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ジ
- Kun'yomi
- いつく(しむ)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 42 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ジ)
- 慈善じぜんcharity; philanthropy
- 慈悲じひmercy; compassion
- 慈愛じあいaffection (esp. parental); love
- 慈眼じげんmerciful eye (of a Buddha or a bodhisattva watching humanity)
- 久慈目くじめspotbelly greenling (Hexagrammos agrammus)
- 仁慈じんじkind-hearted; benevolence
- 具慈ぐじtilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo
- 大慈大悲だいじだいひgreat compassion and mercy
- 干天慈雨かんてんじうwelcome (beneficial) rain in a drought; realization of something eagerly looked for
- 慈兄じけいaffectionate elder brother
- 慈善事業じぜんじぎょうphilanthropic work; charitable enterprise
- 慈善会じぜんかいphilanthropic society
- 慈善団体じぜんだんたいcharitable organization; charitable institution
- 慈善家じぜんかcharitable person; philanthropist
- 慈善市じぜんいちcharity bazaar; charity bazar
- 慈善心じぜんしんbenevolence; liberality
- 慈善活動じぜんかつどうphilanthropic activity; charity work
- 慈善箱じぜんばこcharity box
- 慈善興行じぜんこうぎょうcharity show; benefit performance
- 慈善鍋じぜんなべcharity pot
- 慈尊じそんMaitreya
- 慈心じしんbenevolence; mercy
- 慈恵じけいmercy and love
- 慈悲心じひしんbenevolence
- 慈悲心鳥じひしんちょうHodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
- 慈悲殺じひさつmercy killing (euthanasia performed to end someone's suffering, but without consent)
- 慈悲深いじひぶかいcompassionate; merciful
- 慈母じぼaffectionate mother
- 慈父じふaffectionate father; loving father
- 慈童じどうnoh mask resembling a dignified youth
- 慈訓じくんkind counsel; mother's advice
- 慈雨じうwelcome rain; beneficial rain
- 慈養じようaffectionate upbringing; affectionate nurture
- 慈鳥じちょうcrow; raven
- 旱天慈雨かんてんじうwelcome (beneficial) rain in a drought; realization of something eagerly looked for
- 無慈悲むじひmerciless; ruthless
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 慈しみいつくしみaffection; love
- 慈しむいつくしむto love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards
Other readings
- 大黒慈姑おおくろぐわいChinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis var. tuberosa)
- 慈姑くわいSagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
- 白慈姑しろぐわいChinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)
- 黒慈姑くろぐわいEleocharis kuroguwai (species of spikerush)
Kanji that often appear with 慈
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