JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 11

愛 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

love; affection

On
アイai
Kun
まなmana いとしいitoshii かなしいkanashii めでるmederu おしむoshimu ういui

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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愛13 strokes

How to write 愛: stroke order

愛 has 13 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

愛 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 愛 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 愛

The parts 愛 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • ⺤ (爪)

    nail; claw

  • 冖

  • 心

    heart; mind

    Radical

  • 夂

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 11