慕
adore; pining; yearn for; love dearly
14 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2100.
Readings
- したう (kun reading): 慕う (したう) to yearn for; 恋い慕う (こいしたう) to miss
- ボ (on reading): 思慕 (しぼ) yearning; 敬慕 (けいぼ) love and respect
Components
Words using 慕
- 慕う (したう) to yearn for
- 恋い慕う (こいしたう) to miss
- 慕わしい (したわしい) dear
- 後を慕って (あとをしたって) following (a person to a place)
- 故郷を慕う (こきょうをしたう) to pine for home
- 思慕 (しぼ) yearning
- 敬慕 (けいぼ) love and respect
- 慕情 (ぼじょう) longing
- 追慕 (ついぼ) cherishing the memory of
- 恋慕 (れんぼ) love
17 words in all.