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Japanese Word Bank of Romantic words. Posted by on Feb 10, 2015 in Culture, Grammar

 

 Japanese Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is around the corner. Typically in Japan, Valentine’s Day is the day for girls or women to give out chocolates to men to express their love.  Tradition is,  all about the “chocolates”.  Sometimes, cookies are also popular, but most likely, they are not just the cookies, but cookies with chocolate!  This is because, back in 1958, one of the chocolate companies in Japan started the tradition of women, giving out the chocolates to men. Valentine’s Day is a special day if you have been wanting to express your love to someone, especially for girls.  In today’s article, let me introduce you to some of the romantic words to go with the chocolates for your Valentine’s Day.

 

Japanese Romantic Words

 

大好きだよ。(だいすきだよ。)-Daisuki dayo.

I like you a lot.

愛してるよ。(あいしてるよ。)-Aishiteru yo.

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I love you.

あなたは、優しいね。(あなたは、やさしいね。)-Anatawa yasashiine.

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You are so nice.

いつも、大切に思ってるよ。(いつも、たいせつに おもってるよ。)-Itsumo taisetsuni omotteruyo.

You are so important in my life.

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ずっと、好きでした。(ずっと、すきでした。)-Zutto sukideshita.

I have (had) a crush on you.

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あなたは、最高ね。(あなたは、さいこうね。)-Anatawa saiko-ne.

You are the best!

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ずっとあなたと、一緒にいたいです。(ずっと、あなたと いっしょに いたいです。)-Zutto anatato isshoni itai desu.

I want to be with you forever.

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一緒にいられるだけで、嬉しいよ、(いっしょにいられるだけで、うれしいよ)-Isshoni irareru dakede ureshiiyo.

I am happy just being with you.

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あなたがいれば、何もいらない。(あなたが いれば、なにも いらない)-Anataga ireba nanimo iranai.

I want nothing but you.

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いつでも あなたを想っています。(いつでも あなたをおもっています。)-Itsudemo anata wo omotteimasu.

I will always cherish you.

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私の心は、あなたの物。(わたしの こころは、あなたのもの。)-Watashino kokoro wa anatano mono.

My heart belongs to you.

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あなたがいれば、幸せです。(あなたがいれば、しあわせ です。)-Anataga ireba shiawase desu.

You make me happy.

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あなたは、特別な人です。(あなたは、とくべつなひと です。)-Anatawa tokubetsuna hito desu.

You are very special to me.

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いつもあなたの味方です。(いつも あなたの みかたです。)-Itsumo anatano mikata desu.

I am always on your side.

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あなたに全ての愛を捧げます。(あなたに すべての あいをささげます。)-Anatani subeteno aiwo sasagemasu.

Sending you all my love.

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あなたのことが、忘れられない。(あなたのことが、わすれられない。)Anatanokotoga wasurerarenai.

You are always in my heart.

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Unless you watch a love story in Japanese, you might not hear these words often. If there is any particular English expression you might want to know in Japanese, let me know!

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About the Author: keiko

Born and raised in Japan. She currently lives in U.S. with her husband and two kids.


Comments:

  1. Denjiro:

    How does it say “I am so glad have found” and “you are most beautiful of the world

    • keiko:

      @Denjiro Hi Denjiro,

      I am so glad I have found you, will be Anatani aete ureshii yo or anatawo mitsukerarete ureshii yo.
      You are most beautiful in the world, will be Anatawa sekaide ichiban utsukushii yo or (kireidayo).

      Hope this helps!

  2. Denjiro:

    Thanks! By your reply, Keiko san

  3. hanah:

    can i ask something? i dont understand about Japanese. but i want to ask, what is different about the sentence without bracket and with bracket? does it have same mean?

    • keiko:

      @hanah Hi there,

      The Japanese in ( ) are written in Hiragana without the use of Kanji. There are 3 basic writing styles in Japanese, and Hiragana is the basic form. Hope this helps!

  4. Shaine:

    Anata to issho ni itai desu.
    what does it mean?

    • keiko:

      @Shaine Hi Shaine,

      That means, “I want to be with you.”

      Thanks,
      Keiko