CONSOLE

慰　イ　なぐさ（める）

JY F1375 2867
console, comfort, show sympathy to
divert, amuse, amuse oneself sexually
慰問・いもん・asking after someone's health, consolation
慰霊・いれい・comforting the spirits of the dead
慰謝料・いしゃりょう・consolation money
弔慰・ちょうい・condolence, sympathy (CONDOLE+CONSOLE)
自慰・じい・self-consolation, masturbation
INDEPENDENT
慰する・いする・console, comfort
KUN
慰める・なぐさめる・console, comfort, cheer up
慰み・なぐさみ amusement, pastime, pleasure, fooling around
慰み半分・なぐさみはんぶん・half for fun

"Heart/feelings" at the bottom and "soldier of rank" above, except that soldier of rank original meaning comes from smoothing out (soldiers of lower rank etc). Hence idea is of smoothing out feelings.

TEST SECTION
asking after someone's health, consolation
comforting the spirits of the dead
consolation money
condolence, sympathy
self-consolation, masturbation
console, comfort
console, comfort, cheer up
amusement, pastime, pleasure, fooling around
half for fun