🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

慈悲

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jhihi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Benevolence/bəˈnɛv.ə.ləns/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼の慈悲深い心は多くの人を救った。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being well meaning; kindness.

    "Her innate benevolence was evident in the way she cared for stray animals."
  2. 2

    An act of kindness or a charitable gift.

    "The community center was built through the benevolence of local donors."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin roots bene (meaning 'well') and volentia (meaning 'wishing', from velle 'to wish'). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, the term originally denoted general goodwill or a charitable act before evolving to describe a disposition for kindness.

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