love, romance
On'yomi (音読み)
- レン
- コイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- こい
- こい.しい
About this kanji
The kanji 恋 mainly means love or romance. It can be used as a noun, like in 恋愛 (れんあい), which means love, and in the noun 恋人 (こいびと), meaning lover. There's also the adjective 恋しい (こいしい), which expresses a feeling of missing someone or something dear to you. This kanji captures the essence of deep emotional connections in relationships. It's worth noting that while 恋 is often associated with romantic love, it can also refer to strong feelings of affection in other contexts. Understanding this kanji helps you talk about feelings and relationships in everyday conversations.
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Example sentences
彼女に恋をしました。
I fell in love with her.
Meanings across languages
- English
- love, romance
- Tiếng Việt
- tình yêu, hẹn hò
- 日本語
- 恋, 恋愛
- 한국어
- 사랑, 로맨스
- 中文
- 爱, 浪漫
- id
- cinta, romansa
- th
- ความรัก, โรแมนติก
- es
- amor, romance
- fr
- amour, romance
- de
- Liebe, Romantik
- pt
- amor, romance
Common compounds
- 恋愛れんあいlove, romantic love
- 恋人こいびとlover, boyfriend, girlfriend
- 恋しいこいしいmissed, yearned for
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