# 恋 passion

赤 (red) + (bottomheart)
★★★★☆
10 strokes

## Onyomi

REN |

## Mnemonic

| My heart (心) turns red with passion for MC REN. Specifically,i want to kizz hizz black azz.

## Kunyomi

こい | usually translated as love, but lust is closer! ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

恋人(こいびと) | lover ★★★★☆ KUNKUN 恋 (passion) + 人 (person) = 恋人 (lover) lover - (BOOBOO: 恋人 is usually the good kind, where no one's cheating. The bad one is 愛人）
失恋(しつれん) される | get your heart broke ★★★☆☆ 失 (miss out on) + 恋 (passion) = 失恋 (get your heart broke)
恋愛(れんあい) | love in general ★★☆☆☆ 恋 (passion) + 愛 (love) = 恋愛 (love in general) love or relationships in general - that is to say, if there's an ad for fortune-telling that says, "Test your luck in money! Love! and health!" it'll be using 恋愛. If there's an article in a womens' magazine, "How to get love in 10 steps!" it'll be using 恋愛. But you wouldn't tell a hot guy " I 恋愛 you very much!" See?

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
恋 | passion | HEART | 心
変 | change | EACH | 各

HEARTS feel passion,

but EACH lover wants to change for another!

## Synonyms

love 愛 恋愛 恋 想い
passion 情熱 熱心 恋