| 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
1641 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 惜敗 【セキハイ】 regrettable defeat, defeat by a narrow margin
- 惜春 【セキシュン】 lamenting the passing of spring, lamenting the passing of one's youth
- 痛惜 【ツウセキ】 deep regret
- 哀惜 【アイセキ】 grief, sorrow
Kun reading compounds
- 惜しい 【おしい】 regrettable, disappointing, unfortunate, precious, dear, valuable, too good for, deserving better, almost (but not quite), close (but no cigar)
- 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
- 惜しむべき 【おしむべき】 lamentable, regrettable
Readings
- Korean:
- seog
Spanish
- lastima
- condolencia
- pena
- penoso
- lamentable
- condolerse
- sentir
- estimar
Portuguese
- compaixão
- poupar
- frugal
- mesquinho
French
- regret
- frugal
- radin
- économe
| 1484 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1542 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1712 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1024 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1303 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 765 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 779 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1455 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 820 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 586 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 355 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 442 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1195 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10814 | Morohashi |
| 484 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1894 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1187 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1271 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1434 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1178 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 9406.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 60dc | Unicode hex code |