真愛 shin'ai True Love

真愛 is true love. It is a literary word, met in books more than in speech. Said aloud, shin'ai is also 親愛, a word for affection and for someone dear.

The Japanese kanji combination 真愛 meaning "True Love" is composed of the kanji 真 (read shin) meaning "true; real" and 愛 (read ai) meaning "love; affection".

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