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愛

JLPT N3 SL4 13 strokes Frequency: #640

Meanings

Love, Affection, Favourite

Radicals

心

Decomposition

⿱⿱爫⿱冖心夂

Etymology

Ideographic: To bring a lover 心 into one's house 冖

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 13

Stroke Order

1 diagonal right-to-left

2 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

3 dot right-to-left

4 diagonal right-to-left

5 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

6 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

7 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

8 hook bottom-right-to-top-left

9 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

10 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

11 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

12 corner bottom-to-top

13 diagonal top-left-to-bottom-right

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

アイ ai

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

かな kana

いと ito

お o

め me

まな mana

Words Using This Kanji

338 words total

Other (20 words)

fruit of love

heavy smoker

pet dog

enthusiast

patriotic feelings

great love of books

love

treasured

pet bird

pet cat

(one's) beloved daughter

lovely

to love

drinking habitually

love of one's hometown

protection

patriot

attachment

favourite song

affable

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