愛はしはしFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000Meanings1shiku-adjective (archaic)lovely; beloved; adorablearchaicArchaic shiku adjective. Used in classical Japanese texts; not productive in modern speech. Equivalent to modern 愛しい (いとしい) or かわいい.古こ語ごの「愛はし」は、現げん代だいの「愛いとしい」に通つうじる。The classical word 愛し is related to the modern 愛しい (beloved).