慈

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

mercy

Kun'yomi
  • いつくしむ
    		to love (someone weaker than oneself)
On'yomi
  • ジ
Nanori
  • しげ
  • ちか
  • めぐみ
  • よし

Main Radical

心(KanXi) 八(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ジ 88.7%
いつくしむ 11.3%

Character Breakdown

mercy
ジ　いつく.しむ　しげ (8th, N1)
here(茲) variant
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
minute, extremely small, tiny
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)

Common Words

じ
慈
ひ
悲
mercy ②rufous hawk-cuckoo
じ
慈
あい
愛
affection (esp. parental)
む
無
じ
慈
ひ
悲
merciless
いつく
慈
　
し
　
む
to love (someone weaker than oneself)
じ
慈
ぜん
善
じ
事
ぎょう
業
philanthropic work
じん
仁
じ
慈
kind-hearted
じ
慈
ぜん
善
charity
じ
慈
ぜん
善
かつ
活
どう
動
philanthropic activity
じ
慈
ぜん
善
か
家
charitable person
じ
慈
ぼ
母
affectionate mother
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References

Unicode hex code 6148
JIS X 0208 1-27-92
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 612
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1924
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2339
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2949
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1515
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2053
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1389
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1490
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1829
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2701
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1194
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10980P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1328
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1547
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1649
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1309
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1624
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1778
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 794
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1401
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2o11.1
Four corner code 8033.3
De Roo Code 958