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慕 means 'pine'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 2164   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-41    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 4 words   Used in 17 words   Used in 18 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ボ
Kun
   したう to long for, to pine
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With 慕 we can express nonromantic love, as in sentences that mean “The girl is deeply attached to her aunt,” “He is longing for his mother,” and “He was pining for his hometown.” But 慕 can also represent romantic adoration, as in “She went to Tokyo to follow the man she adored.” See why one would use 喪う over 失う and what it means to steer a ship up a mountain.
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⿱  莫 must not  ⺗ (心) heart  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 慕 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 慕 is used 16 times, read 2 ways.
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し ぼ 1
yearning; deep affection
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し た う 0 し た う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to yearn for; to long for; to pine for; to miss; to love dearly; to adore
2. to follow (someone)
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Additional data
Henshall: 1788  Joy o' Kanji : 1788  Key to Kanji: - 

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慕
ボ   pine   したう to long for, to pine   
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莫
バク   ボ   マク   モ    must not   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
艹
grass   
⺗
heart
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