Vocabulary

What does 慰める (なぐさめる, nagusameru) mean?

慰める (なぐさめる, nagusameru) means to console, to comfort.

Quick facts
Readingなぐさめる
Romajinagusameru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
なぐさめる
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnagusameru

to console, to comfort

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to comfort; to console; to amuse

Example sentences

  • I comforted my friend who was crying.

  • Music comforts my heart.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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