{"id":581,"date":"2016-05-26T23:47:30","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T14:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryanilasasil.wordpress.com\/2016\/05\/26\/how-to-say-i-love-you-in-japanese\/"},"modified":"2016-05-26T23:47:30","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T14:47:30","slug":"how-to-say-i-love-you-in-japanese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/?p=581","title":{"rendered":"How to say “I love you” in Japanese"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is love?<\/b>
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\u201cLove is a many splendored thing\u201d as the popular old song goes. There are so many definitions of love. I bet you know more than three. I consider it as the universal language of the soul; the core of humanity; the essence of existence. Whoever you are, wherever you are from, we all feel and express love. But, how do you express it? There are so many ways to express it, and one of them is basically, by saying the magic words \u201cI love you.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Magic words or abused words?<\/b><\/p>\n

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In some countries, the words \u201cI love you\u201d is often used. Not only couples and family members use it, but even friends do, too. It is always flowing, always abundant. Sometimes, it can change a woman\u2019s bad mood to good mood in a snap like magic. It is not unusual to use these words upon waking up, leaving to work, as ending to a couple\u2019s phone conversation, or in any random occasions, such as expressing thanks to a favour granted by a friend. \u201cOh, I love you! You are a very generous friend! I can always lean on your shoulders when times get rough\u201d, with matching hugs and kisses. Too often used, these magic words, becomes abused words. <\/p>\n

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Saying \u201cI love you\u201d in Japan<\/b><\/p>\n

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\nIn Japan, saying \u201cI love you\u201d is quite different. The literal translation of \u201cI love you\u201d in Japanese is \u201cAi shiteiru\u201d.  However, \u201cAi shiteiru\u201d is rarely used. Love in Japan is expressed in a varying degree.<\/p>\n

1.      Suki. <\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cSuki\u201d literally means like or fondness. It is used to express your fondness about something (things, food, hobbies, etc). \u201cRingo ga suki\u201d (I like apples), \u201cSakka ga suki\u201d (I like soccer), \u201cNihon ga suki\u201d (I like Japan). If you meet someone and you think you like her or him, you may say \u201cKanojo ga suki\u201d (I like her), \u201cKare ga suki\u201d (I like him). This is very casual expression of liking and may be used during the first stage of dating.      <\/p>\n

 2.      Daisuki<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201cDai\u201d means big and \u201csuki\u201d means like, therefore in a literal meaning, \u201cdaisuke\u201d means to like very much; In English we may say \u201cI\u2019m crazy about animes\u201d, in Japanese that is \u201cAnime ga daisuki\u201d. It is a step higher than the less casual \u201csuki\u201d. It is important to point out that \u201cdaisuki\u201d also means \u201cI love you\u201d. In actuality, it is more often used by couples to express love rather than \u201cai shiteiru\u201d. <\/p>\n

3.      Ai shiteru<\/b>        <\/p>\n

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\u201cAi\u201d (love) is considered a very special word in Japan. So special like a precious and expensive kimono inherited from the great, great ancestors. So special that you should not use it every day. It is only used for a few important occasions. \u201cAishiteiru\u201d is rarely used, like wearing kimono only during a rite of passage. It is used with great caution so as not to ruin its authenticity. So, when Japanese say \u201cai shiteiru\u201d, it means they\u2019re very serious, very real, and often said in private rather than in public. That\u2019s why they prefer to say \u201cdaisuki\u201d to (maybe) preserve the meaning of real love and don\u2019t lose its meaning. Do you agree?<\/p>\n

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Special Note:<\/p>\n

When a Japanese guy wants to be a girl\u2019s boyfriend, he might not say \u201cdaisuki\u201d rather he will say \u201ctsukiate kudasai\u201d (Be my steady date.\/Go out with me.)<\/p>\n

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What is love? iloverelationships.com \u201cLove is a many splendored thing\u201d as the popular old song goes. There are so many definitions of love. I bet you know more than three. I consider it as the universal language of the soul; the core of humanity; the essence of existence. Whoever you are, wherever you are from, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6,9],"tags":[19,41,73,94,138],"class_list":["post-581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anything-under-the-sun","category-culture","category-heart-talk","tag-aishiteiru","tag-daisuki","tag-japan","tag-love","tag-suki"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maryanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}