Kanji
N1 9 strokes Grade 9

soothe, calm, pacify

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

roof ukanmuri

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

appeasement; placation
appeasement policy; policy of appeasement
indulgence (religious)
forgiveness; generosity
indulgence (in the Catholic Church)

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to soothe; to calm
to soothe and humor; to coax

Example sentences

He tried to soothe the angry man.

I tried to soothe the child.