慈

mercy

13 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1811.

Readings

• ジ (on reading): 慈悲 (じひ) mercy; 慈善 (じぜん) charity
• いつくしむ (kun reading): 慈しみ (いつくしみ) affection; 慈しむ (いつくしむ) to be affectionate towards

Components

• 兹
• 心
• 一 radical one
• 丷 radical horns, inverted eight
• 幺 radical short thread
• 心 radical heart

Words using 慈

• 慈悲 (じひ) mercy
• 慈善 (じぜん) charity
• 慈善活動 (じぜんかつどう) philanthropic activity
• 無慈悲 (むじひ) merciless
• 慈善団体 (じぜんだんたい) charitable organization
• 慈しみ (いつくしみ) affection
• 慈しむ (いつくしむ) to be affectionate towards

39 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists