How to say "Love" in Japanese | 大好き

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Love" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Love" is "Daisuki", written in japanese as "大好き".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese adjective '大好き (だいすき)' means 'love' or 'really like'. It is used to express strong affection or preference for something or someone. This word is often used in casual conversations to convey enthusiasm or deep fondness. For example: I love sushi「私は寿司が大好きです」(わたしはすしがだいすきです). He really likes cats「彼は猫が大好きです」(かれはねこがだいすきです). Note that '大好き' is stronger than '好き (すき)', which simply means 'like'.

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "大" means "Big" and can be read as "Oo", "Dai" and "Tai". And The kanji "好" means "Like" and "Fond" and can be read as "Kou", "Su" and "Kono".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Daisuki" mean in japanese?

"Daisuki" means "Love" .

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To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". The hiragana "お" is read as "o". The hiragana "だ" is read as "da". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "す" is read as "su". And The hiragana "の" is read as "no".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.