愛 affection for, favorite, fond of, loving, loving it, to patronize, to love ー,⺍,冖,心,夊,

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Gothic:

愛

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On-yomi [ Toggle rōmaji ]

アイ
A　I

Kun-yomi

いと(しい　･　かな(しい　･　め(でる　･　お(しむ　･　まな
i　to　shi　i　･　ka　na　shi　i　･　me　de　ru　･　o　shi　mu　･　ma　na

Glyph elements [ Toggle Font ]

ー

× HTML entity: ー repeated, bobbing

　REPEATED BOBBING
　

⺍

× HTML entity: ⺍ dazzle, flashes; fiery, light rays, sparkle, flames; loose stuff spewing

　emphasis on EMISSIONS
　

冖

ベキ,× a covering, the cover, surround on all sides, covered, sheath, sheet

　emphasis on ROLLED
　

心

シン,こころ,～ごころ feelings, thoughts, intent, -minded, -hearted, heart, spewing penis, intelligent planning, the soul

　CAPABLE OF SPEWING VENOM with MANY DROPS flying
…or: emphasis on EMISSIONS with BEND APPENDAGE
　

夊

スイ,ゆき heels over head, place over and above head or beside ears; to be delayed by an offer that cannot be refused; full access, restrictions lifted

　SPREAD FEET (extended above head)
　

Meanings of elements

REPEATED HEAD BOBBING with DAZZLE, STUFF FLYING OUT and SURROUNDED by FEELING of BEING INVERTED, TURNED UPSIDE-DOWN
…or: MEAT SURROUNDING SPEWING PENIS with SPREAD FEET, HEAD in CROTCH, HEELS OVER HEAD

[Elements vary by font] Suggested interpretation with a little poetic license:「repeatedly dazzled surrounded by feelings in spirit and mind that cause arousal」: LOVE, AFFECTION, FONDNESS, DEAR…and how all that relates to SEX in the used-in glyphs.
Frankly though, elements of「body meat」「surrounding」a「spewing penis」and「spread feet with crotches」with the ends of the legs (that is, the feet) positioned above or over the head and beside the ears, as a rather explicit depiction of sexual activity that hopefully also an indication of TRUE LOVE, or, PATRONIZING one's favored service provider by habitually engaging in/with WHAT IS LIKED, what humans love doing. The English idiom 'head over heels' (which makes no sense at all) formerly was「heels over head」and changed obviously due to the graphic nature of the ensuing absolutely unrestricted access display of anus and genitalia, and what that posture suggested. This expression originated in the 1300s as heels over head and meant literally being upside down.
[ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/head_over_heels 2020-01-12 ]
And, love is「sickness of head in crotch, those two dangling things between spread feet」(疼…also meaning「blue balls」for that matter). Note that the replacement glyph (爱) substitutes「hand」for the「spewing penis」element as is naturally often the case, but might also just as easily be「rod head in crotch」one that does not spew (dildo).

External source definitions …excluding politically incorrect concepts and other meanings deemed offensive today; may include extended definitions, euphemisms, and mnemonics)
Chinese: to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
Japanese EDRDG: love, affection, favourite
Unihan extended: love, be fond of, like

Used within names (nanori)
あ　･　あし　･　え　･　かな　･　なる　･　めぐ　･　めぐみ　･　よし　･　ちか

Always keep in mind that these glyphs most likely were originally designed by groups of clever old men as vulgar riddles for their own entertainment (see 籒 for that), representing Chinese society many thousands of years ago, but intended NOT as a written or spoken language when created. If these glyphs had been intended for language use, the sages could not have possibly designed a worse system! Is it truly possible that all these glyphs started out as off-color jokes and puzzles? Yes! It is, and often with multiple correct answers to each riddle, the same as is true today. Sex had no shame in ancient China. Why would it? But, have there been necessary rewrites and altered explanations of the original elemental meanings over the centuries?

No one is suggesting these glyphs depict contemporary life in China, Japan, or anywhere else. This site describes glyph meanings, not people. These glyphs however, describe many and various things, including people, long before there were any notions of becoming politically incorrect. The question to be answered is, should these glyphs continue being used, by anyone, anywhere, for expressing language? (More...) Despite how seemingly bad our human existence is today, do you actually believe that the so-called good old days were any better? Or could they have been worse?

By the way, with a limited number of the same elements used by the sages again and again to form these glyphs, you should expect to find the same explanations again and again, as tedious as that may become, and as an inherent trait of any lexicon. This site explains multiple meanings of glyphs ignored or censored by other sources, generally as being too embarrassing to admit today.