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愛 : Love

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Components:

love, affection, favourite

On 'yomi:
アイ(ai)
Kun 'yomi:
いと.しい(ito.shii) かな.しい(kana.shii) め.でる(me.deru) お.しむ(o.shimu) まな(mana)
Nanori:
(a) あし(ashi)(e) かな(kana) なる(naru) めぐ(megu) めぐみ(megumi) よし(yoshi) ちか(chika)
Strokes:13
Radical: (61)
Usage Rating:640
JLPT:N3
old JLPT:2
Grade:4
Unicode:0611b
jis208:16-6
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愛 Usage examples

猫可がり(ねこかわいがり)doting on someone
想を尽かす(あいそをつかす)to be disgusted with, to run out of patience, to fall out of love
神の(かみのあい)divine love
清い(きよいあい)pure love, platonic love
母の(ははのあい)maternal love
(はんあい)philanthropy
深い(ふかいあいじょう)deep affection, devotion, profound attachment
同性(どうせいあいしゃ)homosexual (person)
の神(あいのかみ)Amor, Eros, Venus, god of love
の巣(あいのす)love nest
国の志士(あいこくのしし)patriot
国運動(あいこくうんどう)patriotic movement
国団体(あいこくだんたい)patriotic group or organization (organisation)
他主義者(あいたしゅぎしゃ)altruist
党心(あいとうしん)party loyalty
用者(あいようしゃ)regular user, person who favors (favours) (something)
美術好家(びじゅつあいこうか)art lover, lover of art
(かわいげ)
(かわいげ)
charm (e.g. of an innocent child), lovable nature
しがる(いとしがる)to treat with love, to pity, to cherish
くるしい(あいくるしい)lovely, cute, charming, sweet
し合う(あいしあう)
しあう(あいしあう)
to have sex, to make love
少年嗜好(しょうねんあいしこう)pedophilia
(アイルランド)Ireland, Eire
おしい(いとおしい)lovely, sweet, precious, adorable
(ゆうあいかい)fraternal association, friendship society, fraternity
遠距離恋(えんきょりれんあい)long distance relationship
人関係(あいじんかんけい)being lovers
疑似恋(ぎじれんあい)pseudo-romance, pseudo (mock) love affair
敬天(けいてんあいじん)"Revere heaven, love people." (favorite motto of Saigo Takamori, 1827-1877)
自重自(じちょうじあい)taking care of oneself, looking after oneself
路線(じゅんあいろせん)(going) the pure love stories route (in movie making)
一身(ちょうあいいっしん)monopolizing the affection (favor) of the lord
指南(れんあいしなん)instruction in the ways of love
子ちゃん(かわいこちゃん)
こちゃん(かわいこちゃん)
popsy, cutie, sweetie
い子には旅をさせよ(かわいいこにはたびをさせよ)Spare the rod and spoil the child, If you love your children, send them out into the world
小児性(しょうにせいあい)paedophilia, pedophilia, pederosis
異性(いせいあい)heterosexual love, heterosexuality
加虐性(かぎゃくせいあい)sadism
安可(やすかわ)cheap and cute
エロ可(エロかわいい)sexy, but still cute
想が尽きる(あいそがつきる)
想がつきる(あいそがつきる)
to be disgusted with, to be fed up with, to run out of patience with
(おあいそう)
(おあいそう)
bill (at a restaurant; formerly, not used by customers), check
分散恋(ぶんさんれんあい)(gen. of a woman) loving two or more partners without favour
情深い(あいじょうふかい)loving, caring, devoted
嬌を振りまく(あいきょうをふりまく)
嬌を振り撒く(あいきょうをふりまく)
きょうを振りまく(あいきょうをふりまく)
きょうをふりまく(あいきょうをふりまく)
to make oneself pleasant to everybody, to smile at everybody, to try to please everybody, to make things pleasant