Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 愛海, 朱衣(Japanese Kanji) あかい(Japanese Hiragana) Meaning & History From the Japanese kanji 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" and 海 (kai) meaning "sea; ocean". It can also derive from 朱 (aka) meaning "crimson red" and 衣 (i) meaning "clothing".Other kanji combinations are possible.