Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 慰なぐさ めになる for something to be a comfort/consolation
Her kind words were a comfort to me.
慰なぐさ めを 求もと める to seek comfort
When he was sad, he sought comfort from his friends.
慰なぐさ めの 言こと 葉ば をかける to offer words of comfort
She offered words of comfort to the crying child.
Kanji 慰 consolation, amusement, seduce Related words 慰め is emotional consolation for sadness or disappointment, while 癒し emphasizes healing or soothing relaxation of mind and body.
慰安 is a more formal, often institutional term (as in 慰安旅行 ), while 慰め is the everyday word for personal emotional comfort.
励み refers to encouragement that motivates someone to keep trying, while 慰め refers to comfort that eases sadness or distress.
慰め is the everyday native-Japanese word for comfort or consolation, while 慰謝 is a formal Sino-Japanese term often used in legal or official contexts.
慰め means comfort or consolation for sadness, while 救い implies something that lifts a person out of a truly difficult or hopeless situation.
Word family comfort; console; cheer up
comforting the lovelorn
consoling look; comforting expression
comfort each other; console one another
Etymology Derived from the verb 慰める (なぐさめる , 'to comfort'), which is of native Japanese origin. The noun form 慰め is the continuative form (連用形 ) of the verb.
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