慰安|いあんian[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbsolace; relaxation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 慰安する（いあんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 慰安します（いあんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 慰安しない（いあんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 慰安しません（いあんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 慰安せず・慰安せぬ（いあんせず・いあんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 慰安した（いあんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 慰安しました（いあんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 慰安しなかった（いあんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 慰安しませんでした（いあんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 慰安して（いあんして） |
| Potential | 慰安できる（いあんできる） |
| Passive | 慰安される（いあんされる） |
| Causative | 慰安させる（いあんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 慰安させられる（いあんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 慰安すれば（いあんすれば） |
| tara | 慰安したら（いあんしたら） |
| Volitional | 慰安しよう（いあんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 慰安しましょう（いあんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 慰安しろ（いあんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym慰めるなぐさめるNeutralEveryday verb for consoling someone who is grieving; 「慰安」 is about rewarding people and relaxing body and mind.
- Synonym慰撫いぶWrittenWritten word for pacifying people and setting their minds at ease; 「慰安」 is about giving comfort and recreation, as in 「慰安旅行」.
- RelatedいたわるNeutralShows considerate care for someone who has worked hard, as in 「部下を労る」; 「慰安」 is about treating people to comfort and recreation.
- Related慰謝いしゃWrittenWritten word for consoling and soothing, best known from 「慰謝料」; 「慰安」 is about treating people to comfort and recreation.
- RelatedなだめるNeutralCalms someone's anger or crying and settles them down; 「慰安」 is about comforting and relaxing people.
- Related和めるなごめるWrittenRare, written word for softening the mood or someone's feelings; 「慰安」 is about comforting and relaxing people.
- Related力づけるちからづけるNeutralCheers someone on with encouragement and gives them strength; 「慰安」 is about comforting and relaxing people.
- Antonym苦痛くつうNeutralAntonym on the axis of physical and mental comfort: pain or suffering of body or mind.
- Antonym苦悩くのうWrittenAntonym on the same axis but strictly mental: written word for anguish and inner torment.
Use 「慰安」 for treating people, especially staff, to comfort and recreation, as in 「慰安旅行」. To console someone who is sad, use 「慰める」; to show appreciation for someone's hard work, use 「労る」. The antonyms are 「苦痛」 and 「苦悩」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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