慈悲深い
じひぶかい
adjective
compassionate; merciful; kind-hearted
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 慈悲深い | 慈悲深くない |
| Past | 慈悲深かった | 慈悲深くなかった |
| て form | 慈悲深くて | 慈悲深くなくて |
| Adverbial | 慈悲深く | — |
| Conditional ば | 慈悲深ければ | 慈悲深くなければ |
| Conditional たら | 慈悲深かったら | 慈悲深くなかったら |
1.
compassionate, merciful, kind-hearted, benevolent
Having deep compassion and mercy toward others, especially those who are suffering. Often used to describe people who show warmth and generosity toward the weak or unfortunate.
慈悲深い人だ。
He is a compassionate person.
あの僧侶は慈悲深い心で人々に接する。
That monk treats people with a compassionate heart.
祖母は慈悲深い性格で、困っている人を見かけると必ず声をかけていた。
My grandmother had a compassionate nature and would always speak to anyone she saw in trouble.
A compound of 慈悲 (mercy, compassion) and 深い (deep). 慈悲 originally comes from Buddhist terminology: 慈 (loving-kindness, giving happiness) and 悲 (compassion, removing suffering). The word retains a somewhat elevated, literary tone.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 慈悲深い心: a compassionate heart
- 慈悲深い人: a merciful person
- 慈悲深い行い: an act of mercy
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 優しい: kind, gentle — the everyday word for kindness, much more common in conversation
- 思いやりのある: considerate, thoughtful — focuses on being attentive to others' feelings
- 情け深い: merciful, sympathetic — similar meaning but slightly more everyday than 慈悲深い