EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 17
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections

    時は友情を深めるが、恋愛を弱める。
    Time, which strengthens friendship, weakens love.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

romance, in love, yearn for, miss, darling

Kun
こ.うこいこい.しい
On
レン
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1296 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-2-8, 2-6-4SKIP code
2j8.2The Kanji Dictionary
0033.3Four corner code
458deroo
604bUnicode hex code
1-46-88JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
313Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1852New Nelson (John Haig)
2098New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2602Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1331Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1804Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1748Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1885Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1123A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1223Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1012Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10537Morohashi
1931A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
258Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
258Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
536Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1333Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1078Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
784Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1764Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lian4Pinyin reading
ryeonKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

love, affection, favourite

Kun
いと.しいかな.しいめ.でるお.しむまな
On
アイ
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
640 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 17

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Used in names as

あしかななるめぐめぐみよしちか

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-4-9, 2-1-12, 2-6-7SKIP code
4i10.1The Kanji Dictionary
2024.7Four corner code
2067deroo
611bUnicode hex code
1-16-06JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2829Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1927New Nelson (John Haig)
2492New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3133Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1606Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2191Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
737Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
796Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
436A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2018Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
456Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10947Morohashi
417A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
259Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
259Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
339sakade
545Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
441henshall3
602Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
268crowley
1079Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
790Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
745Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ai4Pinyin reading
aeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level