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Kanji for Kindness
Japanese has more than one kanji connected to “kindness”: 渥、優、慈、恩. Each has its own feeling. Compare their meanings, readings and the names they appear in.
kindness
Rich, warm kindness that soaks in like rain.
12 strokes On reading アク (aku) Kun reading あつい、うるおう (atsui, uruou) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: kindness, moisten
Readings used for names on Nazuke: atsu, atsushi
gentleness
Gentle, kind and excellent. A favorite in Japanese names.
優 combines “person” (亻) and “sorrow” (憂); people often say true kindness means feeling another’s sorrow.
17 strokes On reading ユウ、ウ (yuu, u) Kun reading やさしい、すぐれる、まさる (yasashii, sugureru, masaru) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority
Readings used for names on Nazuke: u, sugu, masa, yu, yuu, yoshi
In Japan it appears in about 1,422 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 優: Ayu 愛優 · Ula 優良 · Bayu 羽優 · Eula 優良 · Yuri 優理 · Wahyu 和優 · Yudhi 優土陽 · Yusuf 優寿風 · Yuyun 夕優 · Eugene 優慈 · Eunice 優仁寿 · Juhani 優羽仁 and 20 more
More about 優 →compassion
Deep compassion and loving care.
13 strokes On reading ジ (ji) Kun reading いつくしむ (itsukushimu) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: mercy
Readings used for names on Nazuke: shige, ji, megumi, yoshi
In Japan it appears in about 174 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 慈: Dylan 慈蘭 · Jacob 慈栄香風 · Jamie 慈英実 · Jason 慈永尊 · Jenna 慈永南 · Jeremy 慈英玲実 · Justin 慈寿天 · Ji 慈 · Jae 慈英偉 · Jai 慈唯 · Jay 慈英偉 · Jia 慈明 and 351 more
More about 慈 →grace
Kindness received and remembered with gratitude.
10 strokes On reading オン (on) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: grace, kindness, goodness, favor, mercy
Readings used for names on Nazuke: on, megumi
In Japan it appears in about 72 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 恩: Ion 唯恩 · Deon 天恩 · Dion 路恩 · Dione 路恩 · Dionne 路恩 · Napoleon 奈帆礼恩 · Judson 慈鶴恩 · Phuong 風恩玖 · Simeon 紫芽恩
More about 恩 →Thinking of a tattoo? A single kanji like these is meaningful on its own, but ask a native speaker to check the exact form and stroke order before you commit.
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