あい

See also: アイ and Appendix:Variations of "ai"

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of あい – see the following entries.

【哀】S	[noun] grief; sorrow; sadness; lamentation [noun] pity; sympathy

【愛】4	[noun] love [noun] affection [noun] tenderness [noun] fondness, liking [noun] This term needs a translation to English. [noun] (Christianity) agape [proper noun] a female given name [proper noun] a surname [affix] love [affix] (US) Short for 愛州 (“Idaho (a state of the United States)”).

【隘】H	[affix] narrow; confined

【埃】H	[noun] one ten-billionth

【娃】J	[affix] beauty, beautiful girl (generally only used in names)

【靄】H	[affix] mist, haze [affix] mistiness, haziness [proper noun] a female given name

(This term, あい, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as あい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あい.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
相

From Old Japanese stem form of verb あう (au): to meet, to be together, etc.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あい [áꜜì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [a̠i]

Prefix

あい • (ai-) ^{←あひ (afi)^?}

mutual, together, each other
相(あい)手(て) ― aite ― partner; opponent

兄弟(きょうだい)はいつも相(あい)戦(たたか)うものだ。
Kyōdai wa itsumo ai-tatakau mono da.
Brothers (siblings) will always fight (with each other).
used in official or epistolary writings for elegance or politeness

Etymology 3

Alternative spellings
合い合

Same as 相 above.

Suffix

あい • (-ai) ^{←あひ (afi)^?}

mutual, together, each other, meeting
意(い)味(み)合(あ)い ― imiai ― implication, shade of meaning, nuance

Noun

あい • (ai) ^{←あひ (afi)^?}

Short for 合い服 (あいふく, aifuku, “clothing worn in spring or autumn”).

Etymology 4

Alternative spelling
間

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あい [áꜜì] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][1]
(Tokyo) あい [àí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
IPA^(key): [a̠i]

Noun

あい • (ai) ^{←あひ (afi)^?}

(literary or dialectal) interval of time or space; time; during; between; leisure
歯(は)の間(あい)にものが挟(はさ)む ― ha no ai ni mono ga hasamu ― something is sticking between the teeth
relation; relationship; terms (between people)
夫(ふう)婦(ふ)間(あい)が悪(わる)い ― fūfu ai ga warui ― the husband and wife are on bad terms
Short for 間狂言 (aikyōgen).
Short for 間駒 (aigoma).
Short for 間の手 (ai no te).

Synonyms

(interval of time or space): 間(ま) (ma), 間(あいだ) (aida), 合間(あいま) (aima)
(relationship between people, terms): 間柄(あいだがら) (aidagara), 仲(なか) (naka)

Interjection

あい • (ai)

(informal) Clipping of はい (hai).

Etymology 6

For pronunciation and definitions of あい – see the following entry.

【藍】S

[noun] the Japanese indigo or Chinese indigo plant, Persicaria tinctoria

[noun] the color indigo, from the dye processed from the stems and leaves of various indigo plants

[noun] Short for 藍蝋 (airō): indigo pigment made from boiled-down indigo dye liquid

[proper noun] a female given name

[proper noun] a surname

Alternative spelling
アイ

(This term, あい, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as あい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あい.)

Etymology 7

For pronunciation and definitions of あい – see the following entry.

【鮎】J	[noun] (obsolete) ayu or sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis)

(This term, あい, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as あい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あい.)

References

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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Okinawan

Noun

あい (ai)

蟻: ant

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[NHK-1] 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN