also: こいなさけ
love; deep affection; attachment
A somewhat literary or formal word for romantic love or deep emotional attachment, often implying longing or passion.
He harbors a strong romantic love for her.
The poem is filled with sorrow for a lost love.
Refers specifically to the state of being lovesick or consumed by romantic longing; often used in literary or psychological descriptions.
Tormented by lovesickness, he couldn't even eat.
Standard kanji spelling for the common reading れんじょう.
Rare reading; mostly encountered in classical or literary contexts.
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.