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Japanese symbol for “endearment”

Romaji: juuai
endearment

In Japanese, endearment is , read (juuai).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n endearment

Kanji and stroke order

heavy, important, esteem
on: ジュウ、チョウ
kun: え、おも.い、おも.り、おも.なう
9 strokes · JLPT 3
love, affection, favourite
on: アイ
kun: いと.しい、かな.しい、め.でる、お.しむ
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じゅうよう juuyouimportant; essential; significant
たいじゅう taijuu(body) weight
きちょう kichouprecious; valuable
じゅうし juushiregarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of
じゅうだい juudaiserious; important; significant
じゅうりょう juuryouweight
れんあい ren'ailove; romance; tender passion
あいじょう aijoulove; affection

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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