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愛 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「心」

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7Elementary year 4 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「心」
On
アイあい · ai
Kun
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Meaning
love; affection

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Combines 'heart' (心) with the figure of a person looking back reluctantly, expressing cherishing, tender feelings.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onアイあいai愛情あいじょう愛読あいどく恋愛れんあい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 愛情あいじょう

    love, affection

  • 愛犬あいけん

    pet dog

More words with this kanji

  • 愛媛県えひめけん
  • 仁愛じんあい
  • 恋愛れんあい
  • 愛憎あいぞう
  • 慈愛じあい
  • 愛猫あいびょう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

母(はは)は家族(かぞく)をとても愛(あい)しています。

My mother loves her family very much.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

愛情愛犬愛情feelin…犬dog必certai…念though…心heart応to res…忘to for…乃thereu…阨narrow姶comely哇a chil…娃beauti…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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