慈愛
See also: 慈爱
Chinese
compassionate; gentle; merciful compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane |
to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (慈愛) | 慈 | 愛 | |
| simp. (慈爱) | 慈 | 爱 | |
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Noun
慈愛
- love; kindness; charity
- 他愈是找著了熱心的，愈是給得多；於是慈愛的範圍愈推廣，永久的善也由此增加。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: c. 1948, Wang Weike (王維克), translator. Divine Comedy (Purgatory, Canto XV). English text based on the translation by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
- Tā yùshì zhǎozháole rèxīn de, yùshì gěi dé duō; yúshì cí'ài de fànwéi yù tuīguǎng, yǒngjiǔ de shàn yě yóucǐ zēngjiā. [Pinyin]
- So much it gives itself as it finds ardour,
So that as far as charity extends,
O'er it increases the eternal valour.
他愈是找着了热心的，愈是给得多；于是慈爱的范围愈推广，永久的善也由此增加。 [MSC, simp.]
Japanese
FWOTD – 15 May 2019
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 慈 | 愛 |
| じ Grade: S |
あい Grade: 4 |
| on’yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
慈愛 • (jiai)
- affection, frequently the love of a parent for a child
- 2018 November 16, “‘Haha no jiai’ hatsugen, Koike chiji wa fukaikan [‘Mother’s love’ remark, Governor Koike uncomfortable]”, in Asahi Shimbun, archived from the original on 8 June 2020:
- 東京都の小池百合子知事は、今月の全国知事会議で鳥取県の平井伸治知事から「母の慈愛の心を持って」と言われたことに対し、16日の定例会見で「私は母になれなかった。安易な発言で、大変傷ついた」と不快感を示した。
- Tōkyō-to no Koike Yuriko-chiji wa, kongetsu no zenkoku chiji kaigi de Tottori-ken no Hirai Shinji-chiji kara “haha no jiai no kokoro o motte” to iwareta koto ni taishi, jūrokunichi no teirei kaiken de “Watashi wa haha ni narenakatta. An'ina hatsugen de, taihen kizutsuita” to fukaikan o shimeshita.
- Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike responded to Tottori governor Shinji Hirai’s comment at this month’s national governors’ meeting that she “has a mother’s affectionate heart”. During a regular interview on the 16th she expressed discomfort saying, “I never became a mother. This offhand comment hurt me terribly.”
- 東京都の小池百合子知事は、今月の全国知事会議で鳥取県の平井伸治知事から「母の慈愛の心を持って」と言われたことに対し、16日の定例会見で「私は母になれなかった。安易な発言で、大変傷ついた」と不快感を示した。
Related terms
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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