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] This term needs a translation to English.
[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 an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms.
For a list of all kanji read as あい, not just those used in Japanese terms, 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

Prefix

あい • (ai-) ←あひ (afi)?

  1. 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).
  2. 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)?

  1. 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)?

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

Etymology 4
Alternative spelling
間

Pronunciation

Noun

あい • (ai) ←あひ (afi)?

  1. (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
  2. 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
  3. Short for 間狂言 (aikyōgen).
  4. Short for 間駒 (aigoma).
  5. Short for 間の手 (ai no te).
Synonyms

Interjection

あい • (ai) 

  1. (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 an alternative spelling of the above term.
For a list of all kanji read as あい, not just those used in Japanese terms, 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) the ayu or sweetfish, Plecoglossus altivelis
(This term, あい, is an alternative spelling of the above term.
For a list of all kanji read as あい, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あい.)

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Okinawan

Noun

あい (romaji ai)

  1. 蟻: ant
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