NichiDict

慕う

N1
したう
[shitau]
Illustration for 慕う

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to yearn for; to long for; to pine for; to miss; to love dearly; to adore

2.GodanTransitive

to follow (someone)

3.GodanTransitive

to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

Examples

子どもたちは優しい先生を慕った

The children adored their kind teacher.

海外で暮らしていても故郷を慕う気持ちから涙を流した。

I shed tears yearning for my hometown.

彼女は亡くなった祖母を今も慕っている

She still longs for her late grandmother.