愛 — kanji meaning “love”
愛
love, affection, favourite
- Meanings
- love, affection, favourite
- On'yomi
- アイ (ai)
- Kun'yomi
- いと.しい、かな.しい、め.でる、お.しむ、まな
- Name readings
- あ、あし、え、かな、なる、めぐ
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #640 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 61
- Chinese reading
- ài — Chinese character page
Words with 愛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恋愛 | れんあい ren'ai | love; romance; tender passion |
| 愛情 | あいじょう aijou | love; affection |
| 可愛い | かわいい kawaii | cute; adorable; charming |
| 愛する | あいする aisuru | to love |
| 愛用 | あいよう aiyou | favorite; favourite; habitually used |
| 愛しい | いとしい itoshii | lovely; dear; beloved |
| 愛着 | あいちゃく aichaku | attachment (esp. to things); love; affection |
| 愛想 | あいそ aiso | amiability; friendliness; affability |
| 同性愛 | どうせいあい douseiai | homosexuality; homosexual love |
| 愛人 | あいじん aijin | lover; mistress |
| 愛国 | あいこく aikoku | love of one's country; patriotism |
| 愛好 | あいこう aikou | love; adoration; being fond of |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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