Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-198.52.158.171-20200703194145/@comment-46291250-20200711080606

KOI (恋). THE WORD I WAS LOOKING FOR IS KOI. To elaborate a bit more: They both mean “love” in the broadest term, but Koi is always wanting and Ai is always giving. Koi can be selfish; ai is “real love”. It’s always clear what the meaning is when koi/ai are used because they're so different!