慰

အွန်

イ

ခွန်

なぐさ(める)

慰める（なぐさめる）、慰労（いろう）

to comfort, recognition/appreciation

On-reading (イ) is used in compounds; kun-reading (なぐさ(める)) is used standalone or with okurigana. This kanji forms verbs/adjectives with okurigana. Practice both the word form and compound forms.