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Kanji: 愛
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KANJI

愛

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:	心(忄⺗) Radical name: こころ (りっしんべん)
Meaning:	Love, affection, favourite
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 600 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	愛(あい)	love
N3	愛情(あいじょう)	love, affection
N3	愛(あい)する	to love
N1	愛想(あいそ)	civility, courtesy, compliments, sociability, graces
N1	可愛(かわい)い	pretty, cute, lovely, charming, dear, darling, pet
N1	可愛(かわい)がる	to love, to be affectionate
N1	可愛(かわい)らしい	lovely, sweet
N1	愛(め)でる	to treasure, hold dear, cherish
N1	恋愛(れんあい)	love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections

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