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恋 means 'love'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 760   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-7    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 42    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 81 words   Used in 97 words   Used in 331 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   レン
Kun
   こい love   こいしい darling, beloved   こう to long for
Variants
戀  
Components
⿱  亦 again; also  心 heart  
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See also
愛 love  変 unusual  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 恋 is used 7 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 恋 is used 93 times, read 3 ways.
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レン : 33 words FIND ALL
れ ん あ い 0
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
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こい : 54 words FIND ALL
こ い 1
Most common form: こい
noun
(romantic) love
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こう : 6 words FIND ALL
Yodan verb with `su' ending (archaic), transitive verb
to live deeply in love  (archaic)
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An additional こ.う less common words include 恋 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1931  Joy o' Kanji : 1931  Key to Kanji: 1087 

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恋
レン   こい love   こいしい darling, beloved   こう to long for   
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亦
また again; also   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
赤
セキ   シャク   あか    あかい red   あからむ to turn red   あからめる to blush   
心
シン   こころ heart   
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