Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2100 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: pining, yearn for, love dearly, adore

Kunyomi: した.う

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: heart

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ボジョウ longing, yearning

シボ yearning, longing for, deep affection

アイボ cherish the memory of, yearn for

Kunyomi Examples

したう to yearn for, to long for, to pine for, to miss, to love dearly, to adore, to follow (someone), to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)