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pardon
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingシャ
Kun readingゆる.す
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. pardonRtK
    熱帯の太陽は容赦なくぎらぎら照り付けた。The tropical sun glared down relentlessly.tatoeba
    大統領は大赦を行った。The president granted a general pardon.tatoeba
  2. forgiveness
  1. remission
  2. amnesty

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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red · taskmaster

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1881

Compound words

恩赦おんしゃ
amnesty; pardon
赦免しゃめん
pardon; remission; amnesty
特赦とくしゃ
special pardon; (general) amnesty
容赦ようしゃ
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; overlooking; leniency
容赦なくようしゃなく
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
赦しゆるし
pardon
赦すゆるす
to permit
大赦たいしゃ
amnesty
情け容赦なさけようしゃ
mercy
容赦無くようしゃなく
mercilessly

Additional Examples

裁判官はその囚人の一年の刑期を赦免した。
The judge pardoned the prisoner a year of his sentence.tatoeba
今言ったことをどうかご容赦ください。
Please accept my apologies for what I said just now.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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