Hanja Analyzer
慰

慰 — wi

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
위로할 위
Romanization
wi
English
comfort, console, calm
Mandarin
wèi
Japanese on'yomi
イ
Japanese kun'yomi
なぐさ.める なぐさ.む
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#1,158 of 2,500
Strokes
15
Radical
心 (61, 11 residual)
Phonetic component
尉(위)
Unicode
U+6170

Parts that make up 慰

  • 尉 벼슬 위, 성씨 울sound 다리미를 손에 든 모양‘위·울’ 계열의 소리
  • 心 마음 심 심장을 본뜬 것느낌과 생각, 마음의 움직임

How 慰 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 慰 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 尉, 心.

Korean example words with 慰

  • 위령慰靈 Korean gloss: 죽은 사람의 영혼을 위로함
  • 위락慰樂 Korean gloss: 위로와 안락을 아울러 이르는 말
  • 안위安慰 Korean gloss: 몸을 편안하게 하고 마음을 위로함
  • 위문慰問 Korean gloss: 위로하기 위하여 문안하거나 방문함
  • 위무하다慰撫 Korean gloss: 위로하고 어루만져 달래다
  • 위안되다慰安 Korean gloss: 위로되어 마음이 편하게 되다
  • 조위하다弔慰 Korean gloss: 죽은 사람을 조문(弔問)하고 유가족을 위문하다
  • 치위하다致慰 Korean gloss: 상중(喪中)이나 복중(服中)에 있는 사람을 위로하다
  • 위로되다慰勞 Korean gloss: 따뜻한 말이나 행동에 의해 괴로움이 덜리거나 슬픔이 달래지다
  • 위류하다慰留 Korean gloss: 어떤 자리에서 물러나려는 사람을 잘 타일러서 그대로 머물러 있게 하다
  • 위문금慰問金 Korean gloss: 위로하기 위하여 전달하는 돈
  • 위문사慰問使 Korean gloss: 위문하기 위하여 보내던 사신

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 慰

  • 慰安いあん solace; relaxation
  • 慰霊いれい consoling the spirits of the dead
  • 慰謝いしゃ consolation
  • 慰霊祭いれいさい memorial service
  • 慰問いもん visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.)
  • 慰留いりゅう dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.); persuading (to stay)
  • 慰労いろう recognition of services
  • 慰めるなぐさめる to comfort; to console; to amuse
  • 慰みなぐさみ amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime
  • 慰むなぐさむ to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better
  • 慰めなぐさめ comfort; consolation; diversion
  • 慰撫いぶ pacification; soothing

Characters sharing the phonetic 尉

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “위” in Korean.

Other hanja read “위”

Other hanja with radical 心

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