あい

noun

  1. cherish the memory of, yearn for.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あい
哀慕 あいぼ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pathetic, grief, sorrow
あわ.れ アイ かな.しい (Late Jr. High, N1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
pining, yearn for, love dearly
した.う ボ (Late Jr. High, N1)
must not, do not, be not
バク ボ マク (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
daylight, sunlight, vast
タイ エイ ひかげ
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)