Kanji details for 愛
愛
Common kanji
love, affection, favourite
KUN:
- いと.しいito.shii
- かな.しいkana.shii
- め.でるme.deru
- お.しむo.shimu
- まなmana
ON:
- アイai
Nanori:
- あa
- あしashi
- えe
- かなkana
- なるnaru
- めぐmegu
- めぐみmegumi
- よしyoshi
- ちかchika
Example words(showing 1-10 of 348 results)
adjective
1.
cute, adorable, charming, lovely, pretty(usually kana)
2.
dear, precious, darling, pet(usually kana)
3.
innocent, childlike, childish, lovable(usually kana)
4.
dainty, cute little, tiny(usually kana)
Other readings:
かわゆい《可愛い》[1]
、カワイイ
、カワイい
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
adjective
•
beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
All readings:
美しい【うつくしい】
、愛しい【うつくしい】
adjective
1.
sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful(of a person)
2.
sad, lamentable, deplorable, grievous(of a thing, incident, etc.)
All readings:
悲しい【かなしい】
、哀しい【かなしい】[1]
、愛しい【かなしい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
love, affection, care
See also:愛する
noun
2.
attachment, craving, desire(Buddhist term)
3.
4.
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to love, to cherish, to be affectionate to, to treat tenderly, to dote on
2.
to show favouritism to, to be partial to
3.
to fondle, to caress, to pet
4.
to be tough on, to be rough with, to torment, to train harshly(colloquialism)(used ironically; often as 可愛がってやる)
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
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love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections