憐愛

See also: 怜爱

Chinese

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


Verb

憐愛

  1. to have tender affection for

Synonyms

Japanese

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

Etymology

Middle Chinese 憐愛

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んあい [rèń'áí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɾẽ̞ɰ̃a̠i]

Noun

(れん)(あい) • (ren'ai) 

  1. compassion, affection

Verb

(れん)(あい)する • (ren'ai suru) suru (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

References

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