15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

consolation, amusement, seduce, cheer, make sport of, comfort, console

Kun'yomi
  • to comfort
  • to feel comforted ②to trifle with
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

なぐさめるなぐさ 67.6%
32.4%

Character Breakdown

consolation, amusement, seduce
なぐさ.める イ (8th, N1)
military officer, jailer, old man
イ ジョウ (9th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
show, indicate, point out
ジ しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)

Common Words

consoling the spirits of the dead
(person treated as a) plaything
to feel comforted ②to trifle with
fingering an object (in killing time) ②gambling
comforting the lovelorn
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References

Unicode hex code 6170
JIS X 0208 1-16-54
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1758
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1972
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2867
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3557
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1835
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2497
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1096
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1466
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2404
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1066
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11135
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1008
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1618
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1726
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1317
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1761
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1702
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 798
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1105
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4k11.13
Four corner code 7433.0
De Roo Code 3758