See also: 怜爱

Chinese

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to pity
to love; affection; to be fond of
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
 
trad. (憐愛)
simp. (怜爱)
anagram 愛憐爱怜

Pronunciation

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Verb

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憐愛

  1. to have tender affection for

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
れん
Jinmeiyō
あい
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

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Middle Chinese 憐愛

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(れん)(あい) (ren'ai

  1. compassion, affection

Verb

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

  1. to have compassion for, to have affection for

Conjugation

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References

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