Contionary:애

Dan'a'yo

Alternative forms

Roman: 'ai

Pronunciation

(Dan'a'yo) IPA: /aj/

Characters

'ai means "to love" (愛) or "cliff" (崖). In special circumstances, it may refer to "mugwort" (艾) or mean "alas!" (唉). For other uses in compounds, see below.

1. 愛 (v.tr) 'to love'
2. 崖 (n) 'cliff'
3. 哀 (adj) 'sad, mournful' but requires 哀傷(애샹)
4. 曖 (adj) 'obscure, vague' but requires 曖昧(애매)

• 艾 (adv. n) 'mugwort'
• 唉 (adv. interj.) 'alas!'
• 妨 (adv. v.tr) 'to obstruct, hinder' but requires 妨碍(팡애)
• 埃 (name, n) 'fine dirt, dust' but requires 塵埃(진애)
• 靄 (name, adj) 'hazy, misty' but name-only.