恋愛
れんあい · renai · JLPT N1 · noun
romance
💌 恋 = yearning for someone, 愛 = love: 恋愛 is yearning plus love, i.e. romance
Read ren-ai. 恋 is the longing and crush stage, 愛 is deep affection and commitment, so 恋愛 covers the whole romantic arc from wanting someone to loving them.