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慰める (nagusameru) Japanese meaning: comfort | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 慰める · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 慰なぐさ める 慰なぐさ めない Polite 慰なぐさ めます 慰なぐさ めません Past polite 慰なぐさ めました 慰なぐさ めませんでした Past 慰なぐさ めた 慰なぐさ めなかった Te-form 慰なぐさ めて 慰なぐさ めないで Desire 慰なぐさ めたい 慰なぐさ めたくない Potential 慰なぐさ められる also 慰なぐさ めれる 慰なぐさ められない also 慰なぐさ めれない Passive 慰なぐさ められる 慰なぐさ められない Causative 慰なぐさ めさせる 慰なぐさ めさせない Causative passive 慰なぐさ めさせられる 慰なぐさ めさせられない Volitional 慰なぐさ めよう Polite volitional 慰なぐさ めましょう Imperative 慰なぐさ めろ 慰なぐさ めるな Conditional 慰なぐさ めれば 慰なぐさ めなければ Tara conditional 慰なぐさ めたら 慰なぐさ めなかったら
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My friend was feeling down, so I comforted them with kind words.
I read a picture book to comfort the crying child.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 慰なぐさ める to comfort/console someone
I comforted the crying child.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 心こころ を 慰なぐさ める to soothe someone's heart/feelings
That music has comforted the hearts of many people.
〈 事こと 〉 で 自じ 分ぶん を 慰なぐさ める to console oneself with something
He consoled himself with a trip after failing at work.
Kanji 慰 consolation, amusement, seduce Transitive / intransitive Related words· 6 励ます means to encourage someone to take positive action, while 慰める focuses on soothing someone's sadness or grief.
癒す means to heal or soothe fatigue, pain, or stress, whereas 慰める specifically means to console someone who is sad or upset.
労う means to thank and show appreciation for someone's hard work or effort, while 慰める is about easing someone's emotional pain.
慰める focuses on emotionally comforting or consoling someone, whereas 労る adds a broader sense of gentle, caring consideration for their state.
Show 2 more 紛らす describes distracting oneself from sadness or boredom through some activity, whereas 慰める means to actively comfort or console someone (including oneself).
慰める means to comfort someone who is sad or grieving, whereas なだめる focuses on calming someone who is angry or agitated.
Word family comfort; consolation; solace
comforting the lovelorn
consoling look; comforting expression
comfort each other; console one another
Written forms 慰なぐさ める Usage 77%
Standard kanji spelling; the only written form.
なぐさめる Usage 23%
Etymology The kanji 慰 carries the meaning of 'comfort' or 'console'. The reading なぐさめる is a native Japanese verb, and its historical derivation is uncertain.
