Kanji

宥

Meaning

soothe calm and pacify

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • なだめる
  • ゆるす

On'yomi

  • ゆう わ appeasement
  • ゆう じょ forgiveness
  • しょく ゆう indulgence (in the Catholic Church)

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/9

Component Analysis

宥
soothe, calm, pacify
なだ.める, ゆる.す, ユウ
宀
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン, メン
冖
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ
有
possess, have, exist...
あ.る, ユウ, ウ
𠂇
月
month, moon
つき, ゲツ, ガツ

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