MeaningmercyOn'yomiジKun'yomiいつく.しむCommon compounds (4)慈善 じぜんcharity; benevolence; philanthropy慈悲 じひrufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo慈愛 じあいaffection (esp. parental); love; fondness慈眼 じがんmerciful eye (of a Buddha or a bodhisattva watching humanity)