► 名詞
愛 [(1)あい] meaning: love rank: 1
☆ 夫婦愛 ⇨ Spousal love, love between a husband and a wife (☛ Mostly literal expression. Also except for technical terms, usually refers to love between people only, not for things, food, hobby, etc..)
► 接頭辞
愛 [まな] [liter] meaning: love rank: 4
☆ うちの愛娘 ⇨ My beloved daughter
More examples:
- 彼はやはり自分の部下が可愛いようだ ⇨ It looks that he wants to favor those who are loyal to him
- 二人は愛し合っている ⇨ Those two love each other
- 彼は社長に可愛がられている ⇨ He is favored by the CEO
- 私の愛用の鞄 ⇨ My favorite handbag
- 彼は愛人に手切れ金を払った ⇨ He paid a severance pay to his lover
- 動物愛護団体 ⇨ Animal protection, rights, group
- 彼は子供が可愛くて仕方ない ⇨ For him his kids are so loveable. He loves his kids so much
- 彼女は子供の頃から持っている縫い包みに特別な愛着が有る ⇨ She has a special attachment to a stuffed animal she has had since childhood
- 彼等は恋愛関係にある ⇨ They are in a romantic relationship
- 恋愛小説 ⇨ A romantic novel
- 彼は親の愛情を知らずに育った ⇨ He grew up without parents love
- 妙に人擦れして可愛くない子供 ⇨ A child bizarrely street-smart, who has seen too much too early and is without adorable innocence
- この子は二人の愛の結晶だ ⇨ This child is a fruit of the between the two
- 赤ちゃんの可愛いお尻 ⇨ A baby’s cute tush
- 愛とは無条件であるべきだ ⇨ Love must be unconditional