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慰 means 'console'

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Strokes : 15    Frequency: 1670   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-28    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 30 words   Used in 39 words   Used in 21 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   イ
Kun
   なぐさめる to console   なぐさ to be diverted, to forget one's worries
⿱   military officer   heart  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 慰 is used 8 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 慰 is used 39 times, read 2 ways.
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solace; relaxation
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なぐさめる : 11 words FIND ALL
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noun
comfort; consolation; diversion
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An additional なぐさ.む less common words include 慰 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1008  Joy o' Kanji : 1008  Key to Kanji:

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イ   なぐさめる to console   なぐさ to be diverted, to forget one's worries   
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イ    military officer   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
スン   inch
corpse
シン   こころ heart   
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