EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

    to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to dote on; to show one's love (for); to cherish

    ケンは1人息子なので、父親は一層可愛がった。
    Ken's father loved Ken all the more because he was his only son.
  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

    Colloquialused ironically; often as 可愛がってやる

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

can, passable, approval

Kun
-べ.き-べ.し
On
コク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
314 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 18

Built from

Used in names as

よし

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-2-3SKIP code
3d2.12The Kanji Dictionary
1062.0Four corner code
3149deroo
53efUnicode hex code
1-18-36JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
24Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
701New Nelson (John Haig)
2969New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3687Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1882Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2562Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
93Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
97Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
510A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
165Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
253Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3245Morohashi
816A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
388Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
390Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
744sakade
397Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
655henshall3
647Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
463crowley
412Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
314Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
94Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ke3, ke4Pinyin reading
ga, geugKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18WaniKani 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

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