noun

  1. amiability, friendliness, affability, sociability.
  2. fondness (of someone), affection, liking.
  3. compliments, civilities, courtesies, flattery.
  4. hospitality, special treatment, entertainment.
  5. bill (at a restaurant), check.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
愛想 あいそ
愛想 あいそう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

love, affection, favourite
アイ いと.しい め.でる (4th, N3)
claw radical (no. 87)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)
idea, thought, conception
ソウ おも.う ソ (3rd, N3)
inter-, mutual, together
あい- ソウ ショウ (3rd, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)