See also: 怜爱

Chinese edit

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 edit


Verb edit

憐愛

  1. to have tender affection for

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Japanese edit

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

Etymology edit

Middle Chinese 憐愛

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(れん)(あい) (ren'ai

  1. compassion, affection

Verb edit

(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

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References edit

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