思いやり

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 思いやり, read おもいやり, means consideration for another person's circumstances and feelings.
• Basic usage: In 相手の立場を考える思いやりが大切だ。, the sentence stresses consideration for the other person's position.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• How consideration shows
  • The example of a 何気ない一言 conveying deep 思いやり shows that consideration need not take the form of conspicuous help. What matters is attentiveness to the other person's feelings, not the size of the gesture.