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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1296 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: romance, in love, yearn for, miss, darling

Kunyomi: こ.う, こい, こい.しい

Onyomi: レン

Composition: 亦 心

恋

Radical

Radical: 心

Reading: こころ

Meaning: heart

Strokes: 4

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Examples

Examples with audio

恋愛(れんあい)   love affair

失恋する(しつれんする)   be broken hearted

恋う(こう)   love [v.t.]

恋する(こいする)   love [v.t.]

恋(こい)   love [n.]

恋人(こいびと)   lover

恋しい(こいしい)   dear

初恋(はつこい)   first love

Onyomi Examples

恋愛 (レンアイ) love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections

恋歌 (コイウタ) love song, love poem

悲恋 (ヒレン) blighted love, disappointed love

狂恋 (キョウレン) mad love, excessive infatuation

Kunyomi Examples

恋う (こう) to love

恋 (こい) (romantic) love

恋人 (こいびと) lover, sweetheart, boyfriend, girlfriend

リア恋 (リアこい) being in love with an idol, actor, etc., fan who is in love with an idol, actor, etc.

片恋 (かたこい) unrequited love, one-sided love

恋しい (こいしい) yearned for, longed for, missed

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