EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment

    私たちは彼女を「アン」という愛称で呼んだ。
    We nicknamed her "Ann".
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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

appellation, praise, admire, name, title, fame

Kun
たた.えるとな.えるあ.げるかな.うはか.りはか.るほめ.る
On
ショウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
985 of 2500
Radical
grain
WaniKani
Level 38

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-5-5SKIP code
5d5.8The Kanji Dictionary
2899.0Four corner code
2241deroo
79f0Unicode hex code
1-30-46JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3280Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4139New Nelson (John Haig)
1160New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1491Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
788Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1075Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
905Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
971Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1187A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1118Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
736Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25016PMorohashi
714A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
978Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1011Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
815sakade
1586Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1374Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1554Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1433Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
914Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cheng1, chen4, cheng4Pinyin reading
chingKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
38WaniKani level