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宥

宥: soothe

soothe; calm; forgive
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Readings

On
ユウ
Kun
なだめる・ゆるす

宥める (なだめる) means to calm someone down; the on-yomi ユウ appears in 宥和 (appeasement) and many given names.

Key words

宥めるなだめるto soothe, calm
宥めすかすなだめすかすto coax, placate
宥和ゆうわappeasement, conciliation
宥恕ゆうじょforgiveness, leniency

Example sentences

The mother gently soothed the crying baby.

I coaxed my stubborn child and finally managed to take him to the hospital.

The two countries adopted a policy of appeasement to try to avoid conflict.

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