See also: 割爱

Chinese edit

cut off
 
to love; affection; to be fond of
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (割愛)
simp. (割爱)

Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

割愛

  1. to reluctantly give up what one treasures; to unwillingly relinquish one's favourite; to forsake

Derived terms edit

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
かつ
Grade: 6
あい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(かつ)(あい) (katsuai

  1. parting reluctantly with

Verb edit

(かつ)(あい)する (katsuai surusuru (stem (かつ)(あい) (katsuai shi), past (かつ)(あい)した (katsuai shita))

  1. part reluctantly with; give up reluctantly
  2. omit, spare, leave out

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

割愛 (harae) (hangeul 할애)

  1. Hanja form? of 할애 (forsaking, parting with).