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How do you read 慕情 in Japanese?
Affection reaches across distance.
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A feeling of affection and longing for someone, found in letters or stories.
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kanji like 暮 with a heart-shaped bottom
kanji combining 艹 日 大 and 心
reading of 慕 from 慕う with 情
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慕: 14 strokes; radical 心 (heart, bottom form). 情: 11 strokes; radical 忄 (heart). Visual search descriptions are distinct from dictionary radical classifications.
慕14 strokes / radical: 心 (heart, bottom form)
情11 strokes / radical: 忄 (heart)
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The answer is
ぼじょう
bojō
慕情
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English translationLonging / affection for someone
Affection or longing for a person or a place such as one’s hometown, as when someone keeps thinking of a distant loved one.
See it in a sentence
古い手紙には、遠く離れた人への慕情がにじんでいた。The old letter was filled with longing for someone far away.
A way to remember
慕 is bo and 情 is jō. With う, 慕う has the native reading shitau.
Sources：Kanjipedia: 慕情
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Identify the person being longed for
Use 慕情を抱く or 慕情をつづる. A name or keepsake can reveal the person toward whom the feeling is directed.
例：再会を待つ慕情を、彼女は送れないままの手紙につづった。
She expressed her longing for a reunion in a letter she had not been able to send.
It does not establish mutual affection
慕情 describes the person’s own feeling. Without a response or further context, it does not establish that the affection is mutual.
References for this explanation：Kanjipedia: 慕情
Explanation checked on 2026-11-02. Additional examples were written by DuraRing for this page.
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