恋人
See also: 戀人
Chinese edit
| For pronunciation and definitions of 恋人 – see 戀人 (“lover; sweetheart; the Lovers”). (This term is the simplified form of 戀人). |
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Japanese edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 恋 | 人 |
| こい Grade: S |
ひと > びと Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 戀人 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
From 恋 (koi, “love”) + 人 (hito, “person”). The hito changes to bito as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
恋人 • (koibito) ←こひびと (kofibito)?
- a lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend
- (tarot) The Lovers, the sixth trump or major arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks
See also edit
References edit
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN