► 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:
- やっぱり我が子が誰よりも可愛い ⇨ My own child is more lovelier than anybody else
- 恋愛小説 ⇨ A romance novel
- 我が愛し子 ⇨ My beloved child
- 彼女は彼の求愛を拒絶した ⇨ She rejected his courtship
- 日本語で「愛してる」というのはぎこちない感じがする ⇨ It feels awkward to say “I love you” in Japanese
- 彼は親の愛情を知らずに育った ⇨ He grew up without parents love
- 愛しい人にもう一度会いたい ⇨ I want to see my beloved one more time
- 皆自分の身が可愛い ⇨ Everybody wants to save their own bodies, skins
- 安い品を万引きするぐらいは未だ可愛いが、もっと深刻な犯罪行為に発展する可能性がある ⇨ Shoplifting some cheap stuff is not that serious, but it can develop into serious criminal behavior
- 二人は愛し合っている ⇨ The two love each other
- 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
- 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
- 彼女は息子を猫可愛がりしている ⇨ She is spoiling her son like a pet cat
- 「可愛い」は日本の女の子達にとって最も大切な概念だ ⇨ “Cute” is the most important concept for Japanese girls
- 彼女は王に寵愛された ⇨ She was loved by the king