日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningslove, affection, favourite
On'yomiアイ
Kun'yomiいと、かな、め、お、まな
Strokes13
Radical

Compounds

  • love, affection, care, attachment

  • lovely, dear, beloved, darling

  • to love

  • protection, tender care

  • love, affection

  • to be affectionate to, to treat tenderly, to dote on, to show one's love (for)

  • lovely, sweet, pretty, cute

  • beloved, dearest

Example sentences

  • Love is never wasted.

  • This baby penguin is too cute!

  • Ai sat down beside me.

  • Since they didn't tie the knot following a grand love affair, it wasn't a matter of blind love.

  • "My wonderful wife is so stingy that ..." "You boasting? Or complaining?"

  • Love is beyond reason.

  • All's fair in love and war.

  • Thank you very much for patronizing our store for a long time.