Meaning of 慰め(なぐさめ) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 慰め

Kana Reading なぐさめ

Romaji nagusame

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

comfort; consolation; diversion

Example Sentences

慰め, なぐさめ used in context

旅(たび)に出る(でる)ことには慰め(なぐさめ)がある。

We find comfort in traveling.
彼女(かのじょ)は激しく(はげしい)泣いた(なく)が、誰も(だれも)慰め(なぐさめ)に来なかった(くる)。

She cried and cried, but no one came to comfort her.
彼女(かのじょ)はある種の(あるしゅ)慰め(なぐさめ)として詩(うた)策(さく)に精を出した(せいをだす)。

She turned to her writing of poetry, as a kind of consolation.
私(わたし)(わたし)が病気の(びょうき)とき、ジルがわたしにとって大きな(おおきな)慰め(なぐさめ)になった。

Jill was a great comfort to me when I was ill.
こんなことをいって(いう)も大した(たいした)慰め(なぐさめ)にもなりません(なる)が。

Please accept what little comfort these words can give you.

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慰 JLPT 1

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

On: イ

Kun: なぐさ.める, なぐさ.む

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