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N2 Kanji 71: 恋

Meaning:

In Japanese,恋 means “love”.


How to read it:

Kunyomi:こい Onyomi:れん


How to write it:


Origin:

It’s hard to remember this kanji by its origin because it changed too much. However, you can remember this kanji this way.

恋 = 亦 + 心.
亦 is a person here and 心 means “heart”.
When you fell in love someone, you gave your heart to him/her.
So 恋 means “love”.

Note:
Below is the origin and development of 亦.

Development:


Vocabulary:

LevelWordReadingMeaningType
InterこいloveNoun & Verb
Inter恋人こいびとloverNoun
Inter恋愛れんあいloveNoun & Verb
H_Adv恋しいこいしいI missi-Adj
H_Adv失恋しつれんheartbreakNoun & Verb
S_Adv初恋はつこいfirst loveNoun
Others恋心こいごころone's loveNoun
Others恋するこいするto loveVerb
Others色恋いろこいromanceNoun
Others恋歌こいうたlove songNoun
Others恋慕れんぼloveNoun & Verb
Others悲恋ひれんtragic loveNoun
Others恋文こいぶみlove letterNoun
Others恋うこうto fall in loveVerb
Others恋仲こいなかlove relationshipNoun
Others恋敵こいがたきrival in loveNoun
Others恋情れんじょうloveNoun
Others人恋しいひとこいしいfeel lonelyi-Adj
Others恋い焦がれるこいこがれるbe deeply in loveVerb
Others恋い慕うこいしたうto loveVerb
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