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pining
Stroke count: 14

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. piningRtK
    少女は叔母をとても慕っている。The girl is deeply attached to her aunt.tatoeba
    彼女は両親をとても慕っている。She is deeply attached to her parents.tatoeba
  2. yearn for
  3. love dearly
  4. adore
    彼は祖父を慕い尊敬している。He adores his grandfather.tatoeba
  1. to yearn for
  2. to long for
  3. to pine for
  4. to miss
  5. to love dearly

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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graveyard · flowers (艹) · sun (日) · day (日) · large (大) · St. Bernard (犬) · valentine

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 683

Compound words

思慕しぼ
yearning; longing for; deep affection
慕うしたう
to yearn for; to long for; to pine for; to miss; to love dearly
哀慕あいぼ
cherish the memory of
愛慕あいぼ
love
欽慕きんぼ
adoration
敬慕けいぼ
love and respect
追慕ついぼ
cherishing the memory of
慕情ぼじょう
longing
横恋慕よこれんぼ
illicit love
恋い慕うこいしたう
to miss

Stroke Order

14 strokes

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