慕
Pining
Meanings
Pining, Yearn For, Love Dearly, Adore
On'yomi
ぼ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
した.う
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
慕 is written in 14 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
慕 (Pining) is taught on WaniKani at level 60 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #2100 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 14 strokes.
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