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愛情 is a universal word in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese which means love and affection.
Some may translate this as “love between a man and a woman.”
Depending on the context, it can mean utter devotion or favorite.
至愛 can mean the best love or most sincere love of your life.
This could be a romantic love such as your love for your spouse or a boyfriend/girlfriend.
It can also apply to the extreme love you have for your children or a parent and maybe a really good friend.
See Also: I Love You
愛 universally means love in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, old Korean Hanja, and old Vietnamese.
愛 is one of the most recognized Asian symbols in the West and is often seen on tee shirts, coffee mugs, tattoos, and more.
愛 can also be defined as affection, to be fond of, to like, or to be keen on. It often refers to romantic love, and is found in phrases like, “I love you.” But in Chinese, one can say, “I love that movie” using this character as well.
This can also be a pet name or part of a pet name in the way we say “dear” or “honey” in English.
This can be a girl’s name “Ai” in both Chinese and Japanese.
More about this character:
This may be hard to imagine as a westerner but the strokes at the top of this love character symbolize family & marriage.
The symbol in the middle is a little easier to identify. It is the character for "heart" (it can also mean "mind" or "soul"). I guess you can say that no matter if you are from the East or the West, you must put your heart into your love.
The strokes at the bottom create a modified character that means "friend" or "friendship."
I suppose you could say that the full meaning of this love character is to love your family, spouse, and friends with all of your heart, since all three elements exist in this character.
See Also: I Love You | Caring | Benevolence | Friendliness | Double Happiness Happy Marriage Wall Scroll
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your love and affection search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
情 see styles |
qíng qing2 ch`ing ching makoto まこと |
More info & calligraphy: Passions / Feelings / Emotions(1) feelings; emotion; sentiment; (2) compassion; sympathy; (3) passion; affection; love; (4) the way things really are; the actual situation; (personal name) Makoto The feelings, passions, desires, affections, sensations; sentient; affinities; affairs, facts. Particular affections, duties, or affairs. |
愛 爱 see styles |
ài ai4 ai rui るい |
More info & calligraphy: Love(n,n-suf) (1) (See 愛する) love; affection; care; (2) {Buddh} attachment; craving; desire; (3) {Christn} (See アガペー・1) agape; (4) (abbreviation) Ireland; (female given name) Rui kāma; rāga. Love, affection, desire; also used for tṛṣṇā, thirst, avidity, desire, one of the twelve nidānas. It is intp. as 貪 coveting, and 染著 defiling attachment; also defined as defiling love like that toward wife and children, and undefiling love like that toward one's teachers and elders. |
好意 see styles |
hǎo yì hao3 yi4 hao i koui / koi こうい |
More info & calligraphy: Good Intentions(1) kindness; favor; favour; friendliness; (2) goodwill; affection; liking (for someone); love |
想い see styles |
omoi おもい |
More info & calligraphy: Omoi / Desire |
愛心 爱心 see styles |
ài xīn ai4 xin1 ai hsin rabu らぶ |
More info & calligraphy: Loving Heart / Compassion(obsolete) love; affection; (female given name) Rabu A loving heart; a mind full of desire; a mind dominated by desire. |
愛情 爱情 see styles |
ài qíng ai4 qing2 ai ch`ing ai ching aijou / aijo あいじょう |
More info & calligraphy: Love and Affection(noun - becomes adjective with の) love; affection |
慈愛 慈爱 see styles |
cí ài ci2 ai4 tz`u ai tzu ai yasue やすえ |
More info & calligraphy: Love and Devotionaffection (esp. parental); love; fondness; (female given name) Yasue to love affectionately |
敬愛 敬爱 see styles |
jìng ài jing4 ai4 ching ai yoshinari よしなり |
More info & calligraphy: Love and Respect(noun, transitive verb) respect and affection; love and respect; (personal name) Yoshinari Reverence and love; reverent love. |
親情 亲情 see styles |
qīn qíng qin1 qing2 ch`in ch`ing chin ching |
More info & calligraphy: Family Love |
親思い see styles |
oyaomoi おやおもい |
More info & calligraphy: Love for Parents |
寵 宠 see styles |
chǒng chong3 ch`ung chung chou / cho ちょう |
to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor (See 寵愛) favor; favour; affection; (given name) Chō |
眷 see styles |
juàn juan4 chüan ken けん |
(bound form) one's family, esp. wife and children; (literary) to regard with love and affection; to feel concern for (given name) Ken Regard, love; wife; family; relatives; retainers. |
睠 眷 see styles |
juàn juan4 chüan |
(literary) to regard with love and affection; to feel concern for (variant of 眷[juan4]) See: 眷 |
友愛 友爱 see styles |
yǒu ài you3 ai4 yu ai yume ゆめ |
friendly affection; fraternal love fraternity; friendship; (female given name) Yume |
好き see styles |
zuki ずき |
(suffix) (1) love of; affection for; enthusiast for; lover of; fan; -phile; (suffix) (2) being attractive to; being liked by |
念い see styles |
omoi おもい |
(1) thought; (2) imagination; mind; heart; (3) desire; wish; hope; expectation; (4) love; affection; (5) feelings; emotion; sentiment; experience |
思い see styles |
omoi おもい |
(1) thought; (2) imagination; mind; heart; (3) desire; wish; hope; expectation; (4) love; affection; (5) feelings; emotion; sentiment; experience |
恩愛 恩爱 see styles |
ēn ài en1 ai4 en ai onai おんあい |
loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love kindness and affection; love; (female given name) On'ai Grace and love; human affection, which is one of the causes of rebirth. |
情け see styles |
nasake なさけ |
(1) pity; sympathy; compassion; mercy; (2) affection; love |
情愛 情爱 see styles |
qíng ài qing2 ai4 ch`ing ai ching ai jone じょんえ |
affection; friendly feelings towards sb; love affection; love; (female given name) Jon'e |
愛執 爱执 see styles |
ài zhí ai4 zhi2 ai chih aishuu / aishu あいしゅう |
attachment; covetous affection The grip of love and desire. |
愛念 爱念 see styles |
ài niàn ai4 nian4 ai nien ainen あいねん |
(archaism) affection; strong feeling of love to cherish |
愛戀 爱恋 see styles |
ài liàn ai4 lian4 ai lien airen |
in love with; to feel deeply attached to affection for |
愛着 爱着 see styles |
ài zhāo ai4 zhao1 ai chao aichaku あいちゃく |
(n,vs,vi) attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness attachment |
憐愛 怜爱 see styles |
lián ài lian2 ai4 lien ai renai |
to have tender affection for; to love tenderly; to pamper sb To pity, love, care for. |
撫愛 抚爱 see styles |
fǔ ài fu3 ai4 fu ai |
to love tenderly; affection; loving care; to caress |
相思 see styles |
xiāng sī xiang1 si1 hsiang ssu soushi / soshi そうし |
to yearn; to pine (See 相思相愛) mutual affection; mutual love |
親心 see styles |
oyagokoro おやごころ |
parental love; parental affection |
親愛 亲爱 see styles |
qīn ài qin1 ai4 ch`in ai chin ai shinai しんあい |
dear; beloved; darling (1) deep affection; (adjectival noun) (2) (often in the opening of a letter as 親愛なる) dear; beloved; (given name) Shin'ai To love, beloved. |
証し see styles |
shirushi しるし akashi あかし |
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) mark; sign; (2) symbol; emblem; (3) badge; crest; flag; (4) evidence; proof; (5) (kana only) token (of gratitude, affection, etc.); (1) proof (e.g. of love, of innocence); evidence; testimony; vindication (of innocence); (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (2) to testify (usu. Christian religious context) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Love and Affection | 愛情 爱情 | aijou / aijo | ài qíng / ai4 qing2 / ai qing / aiqing | ai ch`ing / aiching / ai ching |
Best Love Most Sincere Love | 至愛 至爱 | zhì ài / zhi4 ai4 / zhi ai / zhiai | chih ai / chihai | |
Best Love Most Sincere Love | 最愛 | moai | ||
Love | 愛 爱 | ai | ài / ai4 / ai | |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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