Word details
愛おしい
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 愛おしい.
Dictionary
Entry
1
lovely; dear; beloved; darling; dearest
Examples
なんでも自分で手がけると、いとおしくなるものです。
Whatever it is, you become fonder of it if you work on it yourself.
2
pitiable; pathetic; piteous; poor
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
愛
love, affection, favourite
13 strokesFrequency 640JLPT N2Grade 4
On
アイ
Kun
いと.しいかな.しいめ.でるお.しむまな
Nanori
ああしえかななるめぐめぐみよしちか
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