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慈 means 'affection'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 1880   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-34    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 31 words   Used in 40 words   Used in 337 names   Component in 2 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   ジ
Kun
   いつくしむ to treat with affection, love
Additional readings
Name    しげ   ちか   めぐみ   よし
Components
⿱  兹 (茲) excess  心 heart  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 慈 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 慈 is used 36 times, read 2 ways.
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ジ : 34 words FIND ALL
じ ぜ ん 0
charity; philanthropy
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いつくしむ : 2 words FIND ALL
い つ く し み 0
noun
affection; love
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An additional 4 less common words include 慈 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Henshall: 1328  Joy o' Kanji : 1328  Key to Kanji: - 

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慈
ジ   affection   いつくしむ to treat with affection, love   
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兹
excess
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幺
short, tiny   
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糸
シ   いと thread   
䒑
grass   
心
シン   こころ heart   
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