Kanji

恋

恋

romance, in love, yearn for, miss, darling

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

心部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

レン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

こう, こい, こいしい

Common Readings

レン, こい, こい…しい, こ…う

Example sentences

恋人 こいびと
彼女には恋人がいるらしい。

It seems she has a boyfriend.

未練 みれん
彼は別れた恋人にまだ未練があるようだ。

It seems he still has lingering feelings for his ex-girlfriend.

恋 こい
彼はクラスメートの女の子に恋をしている。

He is in love with a female classmate.

盲目 もうもく
恋は盲目。

Love is blind.

恋愛 れんあい
彼らは恋愛関係にある。

They are in a romantic relationship.

遠距離 えんきょり
遠距離恋愛を続けるのは簡単なことではない。

It is not an easy thing to continue a long-distance relationship.

恋をする こいをする
彼は初めて本気で恋をした。

He fell in love seriously for the first time.

恋人同士 こいびとどうし
彼らは周囲から理想の恋人同士だと思われている。

They are seen by those around them as an ideal couple.

初恋 はつこい
初恋の思い出は今でも鮮明だ。

The memories of my first love are still vivid today.

思い続ける おもいつづける
彼女は初恋の相手を十年以上も思い続けている。

She has been thinking of her first love for over ten years.

Example Vocabulary

恋人

こいびと

lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

恋

こい

love; romantic affection

恋愛

れんあい

love; romance; romantic love

恋をする

こいをする

to fall in love; to be in love

恋人同士

こいびとどうし

lovers; a couple

初恋

はつこい

first love

恋しい

こいしい

missed; longed for; yearned for

恋心

こいごころ

feelings of love; awakening of love; love

失恋

しつれん

heartbreak; unrequited love; broken heart

恋愛感情

れんあいかんじょう

romantic feelings; feelings of love

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