| Kanji | 愛 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | アイ |
| Kunyomi | いと.しい、かな.しい、め.でる、お.しむ、まな |
| Nanori | あ, あし, え, かな, なる, めぐ, めぐみ, よし, ちか |
| English | love, affection, favourite |
| Examples | 愛想(あいそ): civility; courtesy; compliments; sociability; graces 愛(あい): love; affection 愛情(あいじょう): love; affection 恋愛(れんあい): love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections 愛する(あいする): to love 可愛い(かわいい): (1) cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty (2) dear; precious; darling; pet (3) cute little; tiny 可愛がる(かわいがる): to love; to be affectionate 可愛らしい(かわいらしい): lovely; sweet |
| JLPT Level | 3 |
| Jouyou Grade | 4 |
| Frequency | 640 |
| Components | 爪: claw; nail; talon 冖: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14) 心: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 夂: winter radical (no. 34) |
| Number of Strokes | 13 |
| Kanji Radical | 心 |
| Radical Number | 61 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | こころ・したごころ・りっしんべん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | love |
| Koohii Story 1 | If you really love someone, you won´t keep them in a cage-like bird house relationship, but rather open the door and let their heart walk around freely. Think less about "I" (あい) and more about "we". |
| Koohii Story 2 | The man is about to enter the ´birdhouse´ (brothel) when he remembers his true love at home, and, following his heart, uses his walking legs to go straight home. |
| RTK Index (new) | 796 |
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade4, kanjifreq501-750, kanji_emotion.sense_emotion
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