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Japanese symbol for “wooing”

Romaji: kyuuai
courting; wooing; making advances

In Japanese, wooing is , read (kyuuai).

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, vi, vs courting; wooing; making advances

Kanji and stroke order

request, want, wish for
on: キュウ、グ
kun: もと.める
7 strokes · JLPT 2
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
ようきゅう youkyuudemand; firm request; requisition
せいきゅう seikyuuclaim; demand; charge
きゅうじん kyuujinrecruiting; job offer; job vacancy
よっきゅう yokkyuudesire; want; will
ついきゅう tsuikyuupursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase
もとめる motomeruto want; to wish for
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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