切せつ愛あい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

deep love; ardent affection

A literary or formal term for profound, heartfelt love. Rare in casual speech; more likely encountered in written works, poetry, or elevated contexts.

• 彼かの女じょへの切せつ愛あいを綴つづった手て紙がみを書かいた。

  I wrote a letter expressing my deep love for her.

• この詩しには作さく者しゃの故こ郷きょうへの切せつ愛あいが感かんじられる。

  One can feel the poet's ardent affection for their hometown in this poem.