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How to say 'Like' in Japanese | 気に入る

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The Japanese word for Like is 'Kiniiru', written as 気に入る in Japanese.'Like' in hiragana is きにいる.

    word

    気に入る

    Meaning

    Like

    Reading

    きにいる

    kiniiru

    Kanji

    気Spirit 入Enter

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '気に入る (きにいる)' means 'to like' or 'to be fond of'. It is used to express that someone finds something pleasing or to their taste. This phrase is often used when talking about preferences for objects, places, or even people. For example: I really like this bag「このバッグがとても気に入る」(このバッグがとてもきにいる). She likes the new cafe「彼女は新しいカフェを気に入る」(かのじょはあたらしいカフェをきにいる). Note that '気に入る' is often used in its past tense form '気に入った (きにいった)' to indicate that something has been liked or found pleasing.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    1

    Frequency

    523

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 気に入る

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    気

    Meaning

    Spirit

  • kanji

    入

    Meaning

    Enter

Hiragana in the Word 気に入る

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    に

    Reading

    Ni

  • hiragana

    る

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 気に入る Through the Kanji 気

These 42 Words contain the Kanji 気 as well.

  • word

    気

    Meaning

    Spirit, Mood

  • word

    元気

    Meaning

    Healthy, Energetic

  • word

    気持ち

    Meaning

    Feeling

  • word

    病気

    Meaning

    Illness

  • word

    気付く

    Meaning

    Notice

  • word

    気分

    Meaning

    Mood

  • word

    天気予報

    Meaning

    Weather forecast

  • word

    人気

    Meaning

    Popularity

  • word

    空気

    Meaning

    Air

  • word

    雰囲気

    Meaning

    Atmosphere

  • word

    気を付ける

    Meaning

    Take care, Beware

  • word

    電気

    Meaning

    Electricity

  • word

    気力

    Meaning

    Energy, Willpower

  • word

    気味

    Meaning

    Feeling, Tendency

  • word

    寒気

    Meaning

    Chill

  • word

    気軽

    Meaning

    Casual

  • word

    景気

    Meaning

    Economy, Mood

  • word

    気配

    Meaning

    Presence, Sign

  • word

    一気

    Meaning

    All at once

  • word

    気楽

    Meaning

    Carefree

  • word

    勇気

    Meaning

    Courage

  • word

    気象

    Meaning

    Weather

  • word

    湿気

    Meaning

    Humidity

  • word

    意気

    Meaning

    Spirit, Enthusiasm

  • word

    気圧

    Meaning

    Pressure

  • word

    高気圧

    Meaning

    High pressure

  • word

    気絶

    Meaning

    Fainting

  • word

    天気

    Meaning

    Weather

  • word

    本気

    Meaning

    Serious

  • word

    浮気

    Meaning

    Affair

  • word

    強気

    Meaning

    Confident, Bullish

  • word

    弱気

    Meaning

    Timid

  • word

    遣る気

    Meaning

    Motivation

  • word

    気の毒

    Meaning

    Pitiful

  • word

    平気

    Meaning

    Fine, Unfazed

  • word

    生意気

    Meaning

    Cheeky

  • word

    不景気

    Meaning

    Recession

  • word

    気温

    Meaning

    Temperature

  • word

    気候

    Meaning

    Climate

  • word

    低気圧

    Meaning

    Low pressure

  • word

    湯気

    Meaning

    Steam

  • word

    無邪気

    Meaning

    Innocent

Words Related to 気に入る Through the Kanji 入

These 40 Words contain the Kanji 入 as well.

  • word

    入る

    Meaning

    Enter

  • word

    入れる

    Meaning

    Put in, Include

  • word

    入学

    Meaning

    Admission

  • word

    押し入れ

    Meaning

    Closet

  • word

    入場券

    Meaning

    Ticket

  • word

    入院

    Meaning

    Hospitalization

  • word

    受け入れる

    Meaning

    Accept

  • word

    輸入

    Meaning

    Import

  • word

    入り

    Meaning

    Entrance, Inclusion

  • word

    収入

    Meaning

    Income

  • word

    導入

    Meaning

    Implementation, Introduction

  • word

    入札

    Meaning

    Bid

  • word

    入り口

    Meaning

    Entrance

  • word

    入れ物

    Meaning

    Container

  • word

    加入

    Meaning

    Joining

  • word

    記入

    Meaning

    Entry

  • word

    侵入

    Meaning

    Intrusion

  • word

    取り入れる

    Meaning

    Incorporate, Adopt

  • word

    入手

    Meaning

    Acquisition

  • word

    購入

    Meaning

    Purchase

  • word

    入り込む

    Meaning

    Enter

  • word

    入金

    Meaning

    Deposit

  • word

    日の入り

    Meaning

    Sunset

  • word

    出入り

    Meaning

    Coming and going

  • word

    入力

    Meaning

    Input

  • word

    出入り口

    Meaning

    Entrance

  • word

    手入れ

    Meaning

    Maintenance

  • word

    入門

    Meaning

    Introduction

  • word

    挿入

    Meaning

    Insertion

  • word

    入社

    Meaning

    Joining

  • word

    入場

    Meaning

    Entrance

  • word

    入国

    Meaning

    Entry, Immigration

  • word

    入試

    Meaning

    Entrance exam

  • word

    介入

    Meaning

    Intervention

  • word

    投入

    Meaning

    Investment, Insertion

  • word

    借り入れ

    Meaning

    Borrowing

  • word

    立ち入り禁止

    Meaning

    No entry

  • word

    入選

    Meaning

    Selection

  • word

    入浴

    Meaning

    Bathing

  • word

    梅雨入り

    Meaning

    Rainy season start

Learn the Word 気に入る

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What does 'Kiniiru' (気に入る) mean?

'Kiniiru' means 'Like' .

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