恋れん情じょう

also: こいなさけ

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Meanings

noun

love; deep affection; attachment

A somewhat literary or formal word for romantic love or deep emotional attachment, often implying longing or passion.

彼かれは彼かの女じょに強つよい恋れん情じょうを抱いだいている。
He harbors a strong romantic love for her.
その詩しには失うしなわれた恋れん情じょうへの哀かなしみが込こめられている。
The poem is filled with sorrow for a lost love.

noun

lovesickness

Refers specifically to the state of being lovesick or consumed by romantic longing; often used in literary or psychological descriptions.

恋れん情じょうに苛さいなまれて、彼かれは食しょく事じも喉のどを通とおらなかった。
Tormented by lovesickness, he couldn't even eat.

Kanji

恋romance, in love, yearn for
情feelings, emotion, passion

Related words

恋れん愛あい
恋愛 is the common, everyday word for romantic love or a love relationship, while 恋情 is more literary and emphasizes the emotional or passionate aspect.
愛あい情じょう
愛情 is a broader term for affection or love, including familial or platonic love, whereas 恋情 is specifically romantic and often carries a nuance of longing.

Written forms

恋情Usage100%
- れんじょう
  Standard kanji spelling for the common reading れんじょう.
- こいなさけ
  Rare reading; mostly encountered in classical or literary contexts.
こいなさけ

Etymology

Compound of 恋 (こい, 'romantic love') and 情 (じょう, 'emotion, feeling'). The reading れんじょう is the standard Sino-Japanese reading; the rare reading こいなさけ combines the native reading of 恋 with the native reading of 情.