# 慰 console

(corpse) + 示 (show/altar radical) + 寸 (glueglue) + (bottomheart)
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15 strokes

## Onyomi

I |

## Mnemonic

| To console the grieving relatives at church, I glue the heart of the corpse to the altar (FYI it didn't work the way I planned)

## Kunyomi

なぐさ*める | to console ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

慰安婦(いあんふ) | "comfort women" ☆☆☆☆☆ ABU 慰 (console) + 安 (cheap / safe) + 婦 (housewife / lady) = 慰安婦 ("comfort women") the Korean 'comfort women' enslaved during the war, which Japan still won't make amends to.
慰謝料(いしゃりょう) | compensation money, alimony. ☆☆☆☆☆ 慰 (console) + 謝 (apologize) + 料 (ingredients / fees) = 慰謝料 (compensation money, alimony.)

## Synonyms

cheer up 勇気付ける 励ます 元気を出させる 慰める
pay, compensation, money 弁償する 慰謝料