慈悲

じひ

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective mercy; compassion; clemency; pity; charity; benevolence
2. Noun rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo See also: 慈悲心鳥 (じひしんちょう).

Kanji

• 慈 mercy. Read as ジ.
• 悲 sad. Read as ヒ.

Example sentences

• 慈悲は家庭に始まる。
  Charity begins at home.
• ポーシャは正義を慈悲で和らげた。
  Portia tempered justice with mercy.
• 犯人は裁判官に慈悲を請うた。
  The criminal begged the judge for mercy.
• 彼は裁判官に慈悲を求めた。
  He appealed to the judge for mercy.
• 彼女は慈悲深い。
  She is merciful.

Common phrases

• 慈悲深い (じひぶかい) compassionate

Words containing 慈悲

• 無慈悲 (むじひ) merciless
• 慈悲心 (じひしん) merciful heart
• 慈悲殺 (じひさつ) mercy killing (euthanasia performed to end someone's suffering, but without consent)

And 3 more.

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