339 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
441 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
417 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
436 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2829 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
456 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
545 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2018 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
259 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
259 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1079 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
790 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3133 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2191 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
745 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10947 | Morohashi |
2492 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1927 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
737 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
796 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
268 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
602 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
640 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 愛 【アイ】 love, affection, care, attachment, craving, desire, agape, Ireland
- 愛犬 【アイケン】 pet dog, beloved dog, love of dogs, fondness for dogs
- 友愛 【ユウアイ】 fraternity, friendship
- 同性愛 【ドウセイアイ】 homosexuality, homosexual love
Kun reading compounds
- 愛しい 【いとしい】 lovely, dear, beloved, darling, dearest, pitiable, pitiful
- 悲しい 【かなしい】 sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful, sad, lamentable, deplorable, grievous
- 愛でる 【めでる】 to love, to cherish, to admire, to appreciate
- 惜しむ 【おしむ】 to be frugal, to be sparing, to value, to hold dear, to regret (e.g. a loss), to feel sorry (for), to be unwilling, to be reluctant
- 愛 【まな】 beloved, dear
- 愛弟子 【まなでし】 favorite pupil, favourite pupil, teacher's pet
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あし、 え、 かな、 なる、 めぐ、 めぐみ、 よし、 ちか
- Korean:
- ae
Spanish
- amor
- afecto
- favorito
Portuguese
- amor
- afeição
- favorito
French
- amour
- affection
- favori
2067 | 2001 Kanji |
4i10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-9 | SKIP code |
2-6-7 | SKIP code |
2-1-12 | SKIP code |
2024.7 | Four corner code |
1-16-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
611b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
800 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 執務 【シツム】 performance of one's official duties
- 執拗い 【シツコイ】 insistent, obstinate, persistent, tenacious, too rich (taste, etc.), fatty, heavy, greasy
- 中執 【チュウシツ】 Central Executive Committee
- 確執 【カクシツ】 discord, antagonism
- 執 【シュウ】 attachment, obsession, persistence
- 執行 【シッコウ】 execution, carrying out, performance, enforcement, exercise, service, conduct, execution, lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
- 愛執 【アイシュウ】 attachment, covetous affection
- 妄執 【モウシュウ】 deep-rooted delusion, firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
Kun reading compounds
- 執る 【とる】 to take (trouble), to attend (to business), to command (army)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し
- Korean:
- jib
Spanish
- dirigir
- hacer negocios
- tomar el control
Portuguese
- tenaz
- segurar
- agarrar
- simpatizar
French
- prendre en charge
- saisir
- ténacité
- prendre à coeur
1332 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
965 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1097 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1231 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1152 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1420 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
686 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
699 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1823 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
351 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2114 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1102 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1501 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1520 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5193 | Morohashi |
1680 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1039 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1506 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1623 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1418 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1457 | 2001 Kanji |
3b8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-3 | SKIP code |
4441.7 | Four corner code |
4541.7 | Four corner code |
1-28-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
57f7 | Unicode hex code |