Meaning

Primary

Yearning

Alternative

Deep Affection

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

If you can't stop thinking about how much you yearn for someone, that yearning can drive you crazy. Try to keep it in check, and enjoy how you can hold such deep affection for someone.

Reading

しぼ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

異国の地で、母への思慕を重ねています。

Being in a foreign country, I constantly yearn for my mother.

Kanji Composition