► 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:
- 彼女は滅茶苦茶可愛い ⇨ She is super cute
- まあ、可愛い赤ちゃんだこと！ ⇨ Oh, what a cute baby!
- 愛らしい赤ちゃん ⇨ A cute, lovely, baby
- あいつ生意気だな。ちょっと可愛がってやる ⇨ He is cocky. I’m gonna (beat him up and) teach him manners
- 自然を愛護する ⇨ Love and protect the nature
- 大統領は彼のことを真の愛国者と褒め称えた ⇨ The president praised him as a true patriot
- 彼は登山をこよなく愛している ⇨ He deeply loves mountaineering
- 娘が可愛くてたまらない ⇨ I can’t help adoring my daughter
- あの娘可愛いよな ⇨ That girl is pretty, isn’t she?
- なんて可愛げの無い奴だ ⇨ What a guy with no likeability and obedience. What a cocky guy
- 彼女は彼の求愛を撥ね付けた ⇨ She spurned his courting
- あの店の店員は愛想が凄く悪い ⇨ The clerk of that store is very unfriendly
- 我が家の愛犬 ⇨ Our beloved family dog
- 彼女は息子を猫可愛がりしている ⇨ She is spoiling her son like a pet cat
- あの女の子は声を掛けるとはきはき答えて可愛い ⇨ When I talk to that girl, she speaks articulately and is very cute