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愛 kanji
love, affection, favourite
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- Grade 4 (elementary school)
On readings
アイ
Kun readings
いとしいかなしいめでるおしむまな
Words with 愛
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —相思相愛mutual love
- —忠君愛国loyalty and patriotism
- —愛別離苦the pain of separation from loved ones
- —愛社精神spirit of dedication to one's company
- —愛妻弁当lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife
- —愛玩動物pet (animal)
- —愛染明王Ragaraja (esoteric school deity of love)
- —愛鳥週間Bird Week (starting on May 10 of each year)
- —愛想笑いinsincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
- —深い愛情deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
- —同性愛者homosexual (person); gay person
- —愛国運動patriotic movement
- —愛国団体patriotic group or organization (organisation)
- —愛し合うto love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
- —愛人関係being lovers
- —疑似恋愛pseudo-romance; pseudo (mock) love affair
- —敬天愛人revere heaven, love people
- —自重自愛taking care of oneself; looking after oneself
- —純愛路線(going) the pure love stories route (in movie making)
- —寵愛一身standing highest in one's master's favor; monopolizing the affection (favor) of the lord; being the lord's favorite lady