Illustration: After returning from a long shift, a bakery worker sits slumped at the kitchen table, still wearing an apron, with tired hands resting beside an untouched meal. Their partner gently draws the work bag off one shoulder and places a warm cup within easy reach.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

いたわる

itawaru

to treat kindly, to sympathize with

Example sentences

  1. 老人ろうじんをいたわりなさい。

    Be kind to old people.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 全国各地ぜんこくかくちで発生はっせいした自然災害しぜんさいがいに対たいして、ともに悲かなしみ、被災者ひさいしゃをいたわる姿勢しせいを見みせている。

    They have shared in the grief over natural disasters across the country and shown compassion for those affected.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 自分じぶんをもっといたわりなさい。

    Be kinder to yourself.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

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