noun
benevolence; kind-heartedness
Formal, somewhat literary noun referring to a compassionate and merciful disposition. Often used in ethical, religious, or philosophical contexts.
彼の政治理念の根底には、深い仁慈の精神があった。
At the core of his political philosophy was a deep spirit of benevolence.
この慈善活動は、単なる同情ではなく、真の仁慈から生まれたものだ。
This charitable work was born not from mere pity, but from genuine kind-heartedness.
A Sino-Japanese compound of 仁 (benevolence, humanity) and 慈 (mercy, affection). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has been used in classical Chinese and Japanese texts to denote a compassionate and merciful nature.