# 恋 — romantic love; be in love

恋 means “romantic love; be in love”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: レン (ren). Kun'yomi: こい (koi). You'll see it in words such as 恋 (koi, “love”).

- Meaning: romantic love; be in love
- On'yomi: レン (ren)
- Kun'yomi: こい (koi)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Feelings 2

## How to remember 恋

A heart (心) under a lid (亠), hooked (亅) on someone: romance.

Parts: 亦 also · 心 heart

## Words with 恋

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 恋 | こい (koi) | love |
| 恋しい | こいしい (koishii) | yearned for; longed for |
| 恋する | こいする (koisuru) | to fall in love; to love |

## Don't confuse it with

[忘](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/forget/) · [恭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/reverent/)

## More in the “Feelings 2” set

[嫌](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/dislike/) · [恋](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/romantic-love/) · [怖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/frightening/) · [泣](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cry/) · [涙](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tears/) · [忙](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/busy/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/romantic-love/. Last updated 2026-11-01.