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愛 = 心 + 爪 + 冖 + 夂
愛 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “love”. It is built from 心 (heart), 爪 (claw), 冖 (cover) and 夂 (walking legs). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 796. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- love
- RTK frame
- 796
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- アイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- いと.しい, かな.しい, め.でる, お.しむ, まな
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- любовь
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 愛 love
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 愛
How to find 愛 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “heart” + “claw” + “cover”. 愛 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 愛 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.