► 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:
- 彼女は見かけは可愛いが性格ブスだ ⇨ She is pretty on the outside but the personality is ugly
- 彼等は恋愛関係にある ⇨ They are in a romantic relationship
- 愛国心で血が滾った ⇨ My blood boiled with patriotism
- 愛には値打ちはつけられない ⇨ You cannot put a price value on love
- 同性愛は古代から存在した ⇨ Homosexuality has existed since the ancient times
- 彼は彼女が他の男を愛していることを知って身を引いた ⇨ He found out she loved another man and withdrew himself
- 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
- 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
- 愛される欲求 ⇨ The desire to be loved
- 彼には愛人がいる ⇨ He has an adulterous lover, mistress
- 誰も自分が可愛い ⇨ Everybody wants to protect themselves
- 禁じられた愛 ⇨ A forbidden love
- ある鳥の雄は雌に踊って求愛する ⇨ Some bird males dance and court females
- 彼女は可愛い鞄を買った ⇨ She bought a new cute bag