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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)

愛憎あいぞう

love and hate

愛着あいちゃく

attachment (esp. to things)

amiability

passion

art lover

mutual love

animal welfare society

philanthropist

paternal love

patriotism

loyalty and patriotism

loyalty

mutual love

neighborly love

lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife

愛鳥週間あいちょうしゅうかん

Bird Week (starting on May 10 of each year)

愛別離苦あいべつりく

the pain of separation from loved ones

愛孫あいそん

one's beloved grandchild

愛婿あいせい

one's favorite son-in-law

恩愛おんあい

kindness and affection

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