10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2

romance, in love, yearn for, miss, darling

Kun'yomi
  • to love
  • (romantic) love
  • yearned for
On'yomi
  • レン

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

こいこいしい 87.5%
レン 12.1%
0.4%

Character Breakdown

romance, in love, yearn for
こい レン こ.う (7th, N2)
also, again
また エキ ヤク (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)

References

Unicode hex code 604B
JIS X 0208 1-46-88
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 313
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1852
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2098
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2602
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1331
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1804
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1748
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1885
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1123
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1223
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1012
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10537
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1931
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 258
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 258
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 536
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1333
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1078
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 784
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1764
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2j8.2
Four corner code 0033.3
De Roo Code 458