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割愛

割愛

See also: 割爱

Chinese

cut off
 
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (割愛)
simp. (割爱)

Verb

割愛

  1. to reluctantly give up what one treasures; to unwillingly relinquish one's favourite; to forsake

Derived terms

  • 忍痛割愛忍痛割爱

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かつ
Grade: 6
あい
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

割愛 (hiragana かつあい, romaji katsuai)

  1. parting reluctantly with

Verb

割愛する (hiragana かつあいする, romaji katsuai suru)

  1. part reluctantly with; give up reluctantly
  2. omit, spare, leave out

Conjugation


Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

割愛 (harae) (hangeul 할애)

  1. Hanja form? of 할애, “forsaking, parting with”.