JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Kanji 恋: "romance, in love, yearn for"
The kanji 恋 means "romance, in love, yearn for, miss, darling". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read レン in on'yomi and こ.う, こい, こい.しい in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
レン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
こ.うこいこい.しい
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | romance, in love, yearn for, miss, darling |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1296 of 2,501 |
Common words with 恋
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 恋人lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
- 恋(romantic) love
- 恋愛love; romance; tender passion; emotion
- 恋をするto fall in love
- 恋しいyearned for; longed for; missed
- 恋人同士pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
- 初恋first love; puppy love
- 恋心(feelings of) love
- 失恋disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
- 恋愛感情amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
- 恋に落ちるto fall in love
- 恋するto fall in love (with); to love
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