See also: 恋爱 and 戀愛

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
れん
Grade: S
あい
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
戀愛 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 戀愛 (MC ljwenH 'ojH).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(れん)(あい) (ren'ai

  1. love, especially romantic or erotic love

Derived terms

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Verb

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(れん)(あい)する (ren'ai suruintransitive suru (stem (れん)(あい) (ren'ai shi), past (れん)(あい)した (ren'ai shita))

  1. to fall in love

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN