愛 (ai) ＝ Love

May 11, 2008-May 17, 2008

Do you know the Japanese translation of the word “love”? If you don’t, now’s the time for you to know.

The Japanese equivalent of the word “love” is 愛. In the Hiragana writing system, it is spelled as あい and bears the pronunciation ai.

The Kanji character for あい　contains strokes that are similar to that of the Kanji character for こころ (pronounced as kokoro) which is 心. こころ in Japanese means “heart”. Indeed, even in countries of Japan and China (where Kanji originated), it is believed that the heart serves as a representation of love.

The Japanese use the Kanji character 愛　more than its Hiragana counterpart. According to some, using 愛　instead of あい in essays, novels or poems adds a more romantic effect.

愛 is included in the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Level 2 Kanji characters list.

Observe the image below to learn how to write it correctly.

Here are some of the sentences that use 愛.

• 愛している。　＝　I love you.
• 愛している （あいしている）　＝　ai shte iru　＝　I love you

• あなたは私を愛しているのですか。　＝　Do you love me?
• あなた　＝　anata　＝　you
• は　＝　wa (topic indicator particle)
• 私 （わたし）　＝　watashi　＝　I
• を　＝　wo (object indicator particle)
• 愛しているの （あいしているの）　＝　ai shteiru no　＝　“the thing of loving”
• ですか　＝　deska　＝　do you?

• あなたを心から愛しています。　＝　I love you with all my heart.
• あなた　＝　anata　＝　you
• を　＝　wo (object indicator particle)
• 心 （こころ）　＝　kokoro　＝　heart
• から　＝　kara　＝　from
• 愛しています （あいしています）　＝　ai shte imas　＝　am loving

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