WORD DETAIL
思慕
しぼ
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
思慕is read asしぼand can mean “longing” or “adoration”, depending on context. - Basic usage: The examples show a traveler’s longing for home and a protagonist’s adoration for a late teacher.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Distinguishing senses and uses
- It is deep longing or reverent affection for someone or somewhere absent and is more literary than everyday
恋しさ.
- It is deep longing or reverent affection for someone or somewhere absent and is more literary than everyday

