{"id":4082,"date":"2014-09-20T12:23:47","date_gmt":"2014-09-20T12:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=4082"},"modified":"2018-07-25T14:12:24","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T14:12:24","slug":"expressions-for-love-in-japanese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/expressions-for-love-in-japanese\/","title":{"rendered":"Expressions for love in Japanese"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When you are in love with someone special, or always thinking about the special person in your mind, how would you explain \u00a0your feelings in Japanese? Read on. I will show you various ways of showing your affection.<\/p>\n

Vocabulary List:<\/em><\/p>\n

Love ==> Ai (\u611b\u3001\u3042\u3044)<\/strong><\/p>\n

To Love ==> Aisuru(\u611b\u3059\u308b\u3001\u3042\u3044\u3059\u308b)<\/strong><\/p>\n

To Fall in Love ==> Koini ochiru \uff08\u604b\u306b\u843d\u3061\u308b\u3001\u3053\u3044\u306b\u304a\u3061\u308b\uff09<\/strong><\/p>\n

Love at first sight ==> Hitomebore (\u4e00\u76ee\u60da\u308c\u3001\u3072\u3068\u3081\u307c\u308c)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Japanese, we often use two words expressing, Love. One is Koi(\u604b\u3001\u3053\u3044), and another is Ai(\u611b\u3001\u3042\u3044). In my opinion, Ai means definitely much more stronger feeling of love towards someone special.<\/p>\n

When you are constantly thinking about someone, wanting to see her\/him, wanting to be on his\/her side, you use Koi(\u604b\u3001\u3053\u3044). The feeling expressed as Koi(\u604b\u3001\u3053\u3044) is often the one way feelings only from you to the person.<\/p>\n

Ai(\u611b\u3001\u3042\u3044), on the other hand means, you feel that you want to devote your life to someone special, wanting to cherish the person with your sincere love.<\/p>\n

Let me explain to you with some examples below:<\/p>\n

I am in love with her.<\/strong> ==><\/p>\n

This expression is better translated “Bokuwa kanojo ni koi shiteimasu. (\u50d5\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u5973\u306b\u604b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u307c\u304f\u306f\u3001\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087\u306b\u3000\u3053\u3044\u3057\u3066\u3000\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002)<\/p>\n

We are in love.<\/strong> ==><\/p>\n

This expression is better translated “Watashi tachi wa aishi atte imasu. (\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3001\u611b\u3057\u5408\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3001\u3042\u3044\u3057\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002)<\/p>\n

I love her so much.==>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

This expression is better translated “Bokuwa (Watashiwa) kanojo o totemo aishiteimasu. (\u50d5\u306f\uff08\u79c1\u306f\uff09\u3001\u5f7c\u5973\u3092\u3068\u3066\u3082\u611b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u307c\u304f\u306f\uff08\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\uff09\u3001\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087\u3092\u3000\u3068\u3066\u3082\u3000\u3042\u3044\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002)<\/p>\n

~Some other common expressions related to Love.~<\/p>\n

I can’t stop thinking about him.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kareno kotoga atamakara hanarenai. (\u5f7c\u306e\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3001\u982d\u304b\u3089\u96e2\u308c\u306a\u3044\u3002\u304b\u308c\u306e\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3001\u3042\u305f\u307e\u304b\u3089\u3000\u306f\u306a\u308c\u306a\u3044\u3002)<\/p>\n

I miss her so much.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kanojo ga inakute samishii. (\u5f7c\u5973\u304c\u3044\u306a\u304f\u3066\u3000\u5bc2\u3057\u3044\u3002\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087\u304c\u3044\u306a\u304f\u3066\u3000\u3055\u307f\u3057\u3044\u3002)<\/p>\n

or<\/p>\n

Kanojo ni aitai.(\u5f7c\u5973\u306b\u4f1a\u3044\u305f\u3044\u3002\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087\u306b\u3000\u3042\u3044\u305f\u3044\u3002)<\/p>\n

\u00a0She is my type.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kanojo wa bokuno taipu desu. (\u5f7c\u5973\u306f\u50d5\u306e\u30bf\u30a4\u30d7\u3067\u3059\u3002\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087\u306f\u3001\u307c\u304f\u306e\u3000\u30bf\u30a4\u30d7\u3067\u3059\u3002)<\/p>\n

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Hope you got to know some expressions related to Love here in Japanese. Just remember, Ai (\u611b\u3001\u3042\u3044) is much stronger feeling than Koi(\u604b\u3001\u3053\u3044) in Japanese although both of them can be translated as “Love” in English!<\/p>\n

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When you are in love with someone special, or always thinking about the special person in your mind, how would you explain \u00a0your feelings in Japanese? Read on. I will show you various ways of showing your affection. Vocabulary List: Love ==> Ai (\u611b\u3001\u3042\u3044) To Love ==> Aisuru(\u611b\u3059\u308b\u3001\u3042\u3044\u3059\u308b) To Fall in Love ==> Koini…<\/p>\n

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