Keyword
love
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig796
Readings
あい
(51%)
わい
(24%)
わゆ
(18%)
いと
(3%)
まな
(1%)
Composed of
claw (radical)
roof without a chimney
heart
late winter
Mnemonic

It's a very dark and cold late winter, with the ground below me frozen to the bone. Something is scratching with its claws on the roof of my house... It's a good thing I don't have a chimney through which it could get inside, but it still filled me with dread, with my heart racing like it never had before. Suddenly at that moment the only thing I could think of are those who I love, and if that thing gets inside then I'll never see them again...

Used in kanji (3 in total)
unclear
interjection
clouds
Used in vocabulary (418 in total)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
love; affection
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to love
lover; mistress
caressing; loving dearly
genital secretions; sexual fluids; semen; cum
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
favorite; favourite; habitually used
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
beloved; dearest
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
deep affection; dear; beloved
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
respect and affection; love and respect
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
favor; favour; affection
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
one's beloved daughter
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
expression of love; showing love
object of romantic interest
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
courting; wooing; making advances
favourite horse; favorite horse
affection; love
love affair; love relationship
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
fraternity; friendship
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
beloved child; dear child
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
patriotic feelings; patriotism
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
love and hate
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
homosexuality; homosexual love
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
love; adoration
reading with pleasure
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
favorite sword; cherished sword
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
beloved child; dear child
loving; caring; devoted
sexual love; eros
love of one's country; patriotism; Ireland
romantic film; love movie
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
devoted husband
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
entertainment; amusement; fun
favourite book; favorite book
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
narcissism; self-love
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
love story; romance
one's fate (fortune) as concerns love
Ehime prefecture (Shikoku)
taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative); self-love
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
fruit of love; children
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
entertainment; amusement; fun
love ban; talent agency rule forbidding clients from getting involved in romantic relationships
Aichi (prefecture)
beloved wife
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
great love; passionate affair
favourite aeroplane, camera or other machine (favorite, airplane)
maternal love
divine love; agape
to love and be loved back; to love and be loved in return; to give and receive love
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
subscriber; reader; admirer
lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
club (esp. for devotees or fanciers of some subject or activity)
patronage; favour; favor
sexy, but still cute
Ehime (prefecture)
protection; tender care
romantic TV series; romance TV show
missing someone; loathing to part
animal rights; animal welfare; animal protection
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to hunger for love; to starve for love
stealing another's romantic partner
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
love story; romance
courtship behavior (animals)
beloved child
pet cat; beloved cat; ailurophilia; fondness for cats
(lesson in) tough love
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
sisterly love; affection between sisters
love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
office romance; office love affair
please take care of yourself; please be careful not to... (concerning one's health or well-being)
overflowing with charm; full of smiles
brotherly love; fraternal love; sibling affection
being drawn to something one loves; amorous passion; Ragaraja (esoteric school deity of love)
kindness and affection; love
mutual love
love for one's hometown
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
love story; romance
beloved; dear
humanism; love for humanity
(endlessly) doting (on someone); (constantly) petting (somebody) as if they were a pet
love; attachment; adoration
love between a parent and child; parent-child affection
humanity; human love
love problems; problem related to love
no longer being fond of someone; spiteful words or acts showing that one is disgusted with someone
history of one's love affairs
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
charm (e.g. of an innocent child); lovable nature
love and believe in; intimacy
instruction in the ways of love
benevolence; charity; love
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
pseudo-romance; pseudo (mock) love affair
neighborly love; neighbourly love
predisposition for love
(your) beloved son; cute boy
nationalism; patriotism
treasured; cherished
pet dog; non-sporting dog
heterosexual (person)
Amor; Eros; Venus; god of love
heterosexuality; heterosexual love
regular user; person who favors (favours) (something)
heavy smoker; habitual smoker; person who loves smoking; tobacco lover
dog lover; person who loves dogs
deep affection; tender love; devotion; doting upon
pederasty; boy love
pleasant person; attractive person; animal liked by all because of its cuteness
entertainment; amusement; fun
bequest; relic; cherished (by the deceased); treasured
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
the greatest hate proceeds from the greatest love
Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)
loving to recite (e.g. a poem); reciting with great fondness
spirit of dedication to one's company
bad at romance; awkward in relationships
charm (e.g. of an innocent child); lovable nature
tender nurture
love for one's school or alma mater
Ragaraja (esoteric school deity of love)
please take care of yourself; please be careful not to... (concerning one's health or well-being)
one's beloved daughter
attachment; covetous affection
both repellant and attractive at the same time; both cute and disgusting
one's beloved grandchild
cool and cute; cool in a cute way; cute in a cool way
paedophilia; pedophilia; pederosis
love of one's hometown
prized or treasured object
love for one's current school or alma mater
loving listening to something; loving to listen to something
fine (person); good; nice; splendid; admirable
spare the rod and spoil the child; (lit.) if you love your children, send them out into the world
a foolish child is more precious
looking for love; searching for a lover
loyalty; devotion
thirst; craving; desire
favourite musical instrument, utensil, etc.
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
(going) the pure love stories route (in movie making)
unamiability; brusque; unfriendly; unsociable
patriotic song; The Patriotic Song (e.g. Aegukga, national anthem of South Korea)
bad at romance; awkward in relationships
loving to sing (a song); singing with great fondness
asexuality (lack of sexual attraction to others); non-sexual love
patriotic group or organization (organisation)
collector's edition
daughter (of a good family)
love for one's hometown
fraternal association; friendship society; fraternity
insincere laugh; insincere smile; ingratiating smile
cool and cute; cool in a cute way; cute in a cool way
the pain of separation from loved ones
(lesson in) tough love
Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)
please take care of yourself; please be careful not to... (concerning one's health or well-being)
favor; favour
great love of books; favorite book (favourite)
seeking after (Buddhist teachings, etc.); wanting; desiring; (arch.) loving
sanity; soundness of mind; prudence and discretion; (arch.) drunkenness
ugly but cute; adorably ugly
love of eating (a particular food, dish, etc.)
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
revere heaven, love people
with a gentle face and a nice word
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
nymphophilia; sexual fixation on young girls; lolicon
taking care of oneself; looking after oneself
love of alcohol; drinker
affection among kindred spirits; bonding; fellow feeling
international romantic relationship
cool and cute; cool in a cute way; cute in a cool way
lover (e.g. of cinema); devotee
favored geisha; beloved geisha; geisha somebody is showing favor to
pleasant person; attractive person; animal liked by all because of its cuteness
dear; beloved; darling
charity; caritas
one's favorite son-in-law; one's favourite son-in-law
favourite poem or song; favorite poem or song; lover of poetry and song
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
entertainment; amusement; fun
adult-cute; grown-up but girlish; fashion style of adult women characterized by makeup and clothing that subtly emphasizes cuteness
one's favorite music disc, LP album, etc.
habitual drinker
entertainment; amusement; fun
(habitual) drinker
devotion to one's company
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
shutter bug; photography enthusiast; keen (amateur) photographer
fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii)
pure love; platonic love
attachment; craving
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
song one likes to sing; (one's) favourite song
true love; deep love; love for someone so deep that it can reach a crow perched on that person's roof
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
Bird Week (starting on May 10 of each year)
sadness; sorrow; grief; (arch.) affection; (arch.) love
god of love; goddess of love
koto, alcohol and poetry; (lit.) the three loves; the three desires of the realms of existence
Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang (variety of climbing fig)
standing highest in one's master's favor; monopolizing the affection (favor) of the lord; being the lord's favorite lady
to be completely disgusted with; to be absolutely fed up with; to run out of patience with
pretend romance; fantasy relationship
ugly but cute; adorably ugly
caressing; loving dearly
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
both repellant and attractive at the same time; both cute and disgusting
good relationship; (arch.) affectionate relationship; (arch.) loving relationship
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
bad at romance; awkward in relationships
Ragaraja (esoteric school deity of love)
one's beloved daughter
unamiability; brusque; unfriendly; unsociable
happy; auspicious; propitious; joyous
affection among kindred spirits; bonding; fellow feeling
to be completely disgusted with; to be absolutely fed up with; to run out of patience with
straggling hair; hair too short to be tied or arranged with the rest of the hair (typically around the sideburns); lovelock
doting; being affectionate (to); training harshly; tormenting
favourite song; favorite song
love feast; agape
love feast; agape
philanthropy
to treat with love; to pity; to cherish
cheap and cute
(gen. of a woman) loving two or more partners without favour
to love one's child too much for their own good; (lit.) to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun
to love one's child too much for their own good; (lit.) to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun
to love one's child too much for their own good; (lit.) to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun
seventh lunar month
love and respect
lovely; charming; sociable
lovely; charming; sociable
occupation where charm is necessary to succeed
to become lovely; to become charming; to become sweet (facial features, etc.)
Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony
lipstick that actors put on their earlobes, cheeks and corners of eyes; lipstick discreetly put on the earlobes or the corners of the eyes (by women)
to have a charming face, voice, personality, etc.; to be charming
very sweet; lovely; charming
winter daylight; winter sunlight; trying to make the most of each day; devoting oneself to one's parents
helping somebody out of pity
loving and taking care of something
affection; strong feeling of love
grotesque but cute
straying from love; falling out of love; lost love
period when a child is the most lovable
lovely; beloved; sweet; adorable
dirty love; sordid love
skilled male lover
to have mixed feelings of love and hatred; to love and hate equally
philanthropinism; educational system established by J. B. Basedow
the four loves (chrysanthemum, lotus, plum, and orchid; as painting subjects)
Aino Station (Shizuoka)
to dote upon; to pity; to cherish; to think tenderly of
Examples (200 in total)
This is cute.
This is really cute.
How cute!