ad. 仁慈地

[ adv ]
in a compassionate manner
<adv.all>
he dealt with the thief mercifully

Merciful \Mer"ci*ful\, a. [Mercy + -ful.]
1. Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to
pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish. Opposite of
{merciless}.

The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious. --Ex.
xxxiv. 6.

Be merciful, great duke, to men of mold. --Shak.

2. Unwilling to give pain; compassionate.

A merciful man will be merciful to his beast. --Old
Proverb.

Syn: Compassionate; tender; humane; gracious; kind; mild;
clement; benignant.
※ -- {Mer"ci*ful*ly}, adv. --
{Mer"ci*ful*ness}, n.