Moto 慰: Consolation; Amusement; SeduceKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- イ
- Kun'yomi
- なぐさ(める)、なぐさ(む)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 43 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (イ)
- 慰安いあんsolace; relaxation
- 慰霊いれいconsoling the spirits of the dead
- 慰謝いしゃconsolation
- 慰霊祭いれいさいmemorial service
- 慰労いろうrecognition of services
- 慰問いもんvisit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.)
- 慰留いりゅうdissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.); persuading (to stay)
- 合同慰霊祭ごうどういれいさいjoint service for the war dead
- 少慰しょういensign (navy); second lieutenant (marine and army)
- 弔慰ちょういcondolence; sympathy
- 弔慰金ちょういきんcondolence money
- 従軍慰安婦じゅうぐんいあんふwomen working in military brothels (esp. those forced into prostitution as a form of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII); (campaign) comfort women
- 慰労休暇いろうきゅうかholiday given in recognition of one's service
- 慰労会いろうかいparty given in recognition of a person's services
- 慰労金いろうきんbonus; reward for one's services
- 慰問品いもんひんcomfort article
- 慰問袋いもんぶくろsoldier's comfort bag
- 慰安会いあんかいrecreational get-together
- 慰安婦いあんふwomen working in military brothels (esp. those forced into prostitution as a form of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII); comfort women
- 慰安所いあんじょcomfort women brothel (during World War II); military brothel
- 慰安旅行いあんりょこうpleasure trip; company (office) trip
- 慰撫いぶpacification; soothing
- 慰藉いしゃconsolation
- 慰藉料いしゃりょうconsolation money; solatium
- 慰謝料いしゃりょうconsolation money; solatium
- 慰霊塔いれいとうmemorial tower
- 慰霊碑いれいひcenotaph; memorial monument
- 戦没者慰霊碑せんぼつしゃいれいひwar memorial
- 自慰じいmasturbation; self consolation
- 自慰史観じいしかんself-congratulatory historical view; uncritical view of (Japanese) history
- 自慰行為じいこうい(act of) masturbation; pleasuring oneself
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 慰めるなぐさめるto comfort; to console
- 恋慰めこいなぐさめcomforting the lovelorn
- 慰みなぐさみamusement; diversion (to pass time)
- 慰み半分なぐさみはんぶんpartly for fun; capricious
- 慰み物なぐさみものsource of amusement; plaything
- 慰み者なぐさみもの(person treated as a) plaything
- 慰むなぐさむto feel comforted; to be in good spirits
- 慰めなぐさめcomfort; consolation
- 慰め合うなぐさめあうto comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
- 慰め顔なぐさめがおconsolatory look; comforting look
- 手慰みてなぐさみfingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself
- 気慰みきなぐさみdiversion
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