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愛 · love, affection

愛 is a kanji meaning love, affection, favourite. It has 13 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • アイai

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • いとしいitoshii
  • かなしいkanashii
  • めでるmederu
  • おしむoshimu
  • まなmana

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 愛 · 9 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 愛
WordReadingMeaningLevel
可愛いかわいいcute, adorableN5
愛あいloveN3
愛情あいじょうlove, affectionN3
愛するあいするto loveN3
可愛そうかわいそうpoor, pitiable, patheticN3
可愛らしいかわいらしいlovely, sweetN3
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More words that use 愛
WordReadingMeaningLevel
可愛がるかわいがるto love, to be affectionateN2
愛想あいそうsociabilityN1
恋愛れんあいlove, romanceN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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