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恋 — Romance

JLPT N210 strokesSecondary school#1296 most used
romance, in love, yearn for, miss, darling
On’yomiレン (ren)
Kun’yomi (kou)
Kun’yomiこい (koi)
Kun’yomiこいしい (koishii)

Stroke order (10 strokes)

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Common words using 恋

WordReadingMeaning
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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