EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    love; adoration; being fond of; having a passion for

    フランス人は芸術を愛好すると言われている。
    The French are said to love art.
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Characters in this word

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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

Built from

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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fond, pleasing, like something

Kun
この.むす.くよ.いい.い
On
コウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
423 of 2500
Radical
woman
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

たかとしよし

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-3, 1-3-2SKIP code
3e2.1The Kanji Dictionary
4744.7Four corner code
1747deroo
597dUnicode hex code
1-25-05JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1191Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1180New Nelson (John Haig)
208New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
240Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
155Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
184Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
99Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
103Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
308A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
413Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
882Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6053Morohashi
859A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
104Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
104Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
152Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
503henshall3
465Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
262crowley
244Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
432Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
100Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hao3, hao4Pinyin reading
hoKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level