Meaning of 慰める in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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慰めるJLPT 2
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Kana Readingなぐさめる
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Romajinagusameru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to comfort; to console; to amuse
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Example Sentences
慰める, なぐさめる used in context
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The silence of the night comforts us.
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The grieving woman was consoled by her friends.
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The flowers cheered her up.
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She always comforted herself with music when she was lonely.
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He tried to comfort her, but she kept crying.
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彼はもっと悪いことになっていたかもしれないのだと思って自分を慰めた。
He consoled himself with the thought that it might have been worse.
Verb Conjugations
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
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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