恋

romance, in love, yearn for, miss, darling

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

レン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

こ.うこいこい.しい

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:10

JLPT:N2

Frequency:1296

Vocabulary

レン

Word	Reading	Meaning
失恋	シツレン	disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
恋愛	レンアイ	love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
悲恋	ヒレン	blighted love; disappointed love
恋歌	レンカ	love song; love poem
恋愛観	レンアイカン	one's view on love; one's philosophy of love

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
初恋	はつこい	first love; puppy love
恋	こい	(romantic) love
恋しい	こいしい	yearned for; longed for; missed
恋人	こいびと	lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
恋する	こいする	to fall in love (with); to love

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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emotion, feeling, sensation