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.
- 愛 (v.tr) 'to love'
- 崖 (n) 'cliff'
- 哀 (adj) 'sad, mournful' but requires 哀傷
- 曖 (adj) 'obscure, vague' but requires 曖昧
- 艾 (adv. n) 'mugwort'
- 唉 (adv. interj.) 'alas!'
- 妨 (adv. v.tr) 'to obstruct, hinder' but requires 妨碍
- 埃 (name, n) 'fine dirt, dust' but requires 塵埃
- 靄 (name, adj) 'hazy, misty' but name-only.
- 挨 (name, v.intr) 'to dawdle' but name-only.