愛 — love, affection

愛
Meaning
love, affection, favourite
On reading
アイai
Kun reading
いとしいitoshiiかなしいkanashiiめでるmederuおしむoshimuまなmana
Strokes
13
Learned in
Grade 4 of elementary school in Japan

愛 in names

When I turn a name into kanji, I use 愛 for the sound “a” (あ), “me” (め) or “ai” (あい).

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