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Japanese symbol for “compassionate”

Romaji: nasakebukai
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted

In Japanese, compassionate is , read (nasakebukai).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-i tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

feelings, emotion, passion
on: ジョウ、セイ
kun: なさ.け
11 strokes · JLPT 2
deep, heighten, intensify
on: シン
kun: ふか.い、-ぶか.い、ふか.まる、ふか.める
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “compassionate”

WordReadingMeaning
じひぶかい jihibukaicompassionate; merciful; benevolent
じょうにあつい jouniatsuicompassionate; sympathetic
じょうのふかい jounofukaikind-hearted; compassionate; charitable
ちのかよった chinokayottaflesh-and-blood; human; warm
こころやさしい kokoroyasashiikind; tender-hearted; compassionate

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じょうほう jouhouinformation; news; report
かんじょう kanjouemotion; feeling; feelings
じじょう jijoucircumstances; conditions; situation
ひょうじょう hyoujoufacial expression; countenance
あいじょう aijoulove; affection
じょうねつ jounetsupassion; enthusiasm; zeal
しんこく shinkokuserious; severe; grave
ふかい fukaideep (hole, forest, snow, etc.)

See also: Chinese symbol for “compassionate”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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