Meaning of 思いやり in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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思いやり, 思い遣り
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Kana Readingおもいやり
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Romajiomoiyari
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- consideration; sympathy
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Example Sentences
思いやり, 思い遣り, おもいやり used in context
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The girl and her parents were very sympathetic.
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My friend Kei is beautiful, but she is not considerate to others.
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It was heartless of him to say such a thing to the sick man.
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She is considerate of others.
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彼女は少しも思いやりに欠けているのではない。ただ恥ずかしがりなだけだ。
She's by no means lacking in consideration. She's just shy.
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彼女は快活で愛想がよく、親切でなおかつ思いやりがある。要するに立派な人です。
She is bright, friendly, kind, and considerate. In brief, she is a good person.
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Kanji found in this word
dispatch, despatch, send, give, donate, do, undertake
On: ケン
Kun: つか.う, -つか.い, -づか.い, つか.わす, や.る
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