恋
恋 — Romance
romance, in love, yearn for, miss, darling
On’yomiレン (ren)
Kun’yomiこう (kou)
Kun’yomiこい (koi)
Kun’yomiこいしい (koishii)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 恋
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恋 | こい koi | (romantic) love |
| 恋人 | こいびと koibito | lover; sweetheart; boyfriend |
| 恋愛 | れんあい renai | love; romance; tender passion |
| 失恋 | しつれん shitsuren | disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love |
| 初恋 | はつこい hatsukoi | first love; puppy love |
| 恋しい | こいしい koishii | yearned for; longed for; missed |
Study notes
恋 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1296 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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