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) 憐 愛
simp. (怜爱) 怜 爱
anagram 愛憐/爱怜

Pronunciation


Verb

憐愛

  1. to have tender affection for

Synonyms

Japanese

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

Etymology

Middle Chinese 憐愛 (len ʔʌiH)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

憐(れん)愛(あい) • (ren'ai) 

  1. compassion, affection

Verb

憐(れん)愛(あい)する • (ren'ai suru) suru (stem 憐(れん)愛(あい)し (ren'ai shi), past 憐(れん)愛(あい)した (ren'ai shita))

  1. to have compassion for, to have affection for

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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