See also: いね

Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

From いい (ii, good) + (ne, particle): "this is great!"

 
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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

いいね (ii ne

  1. (social media) like

Verb edit

いいねする (ii ne surusuru (stem いいね (ii nesuru shi), past いいねした (ii nesuru shita))

  1. (social media) to like
    • 2012 June 25, Daniel Morales, “Ii ne! Facebook is a perfect place for Japanese immersion”, in The Japan Times[1] (in English), retrieved 2023-04-12:
      On the Japanese Facebook “Like” becomes Ii ne! (いいね! That’s good!) with the exclamation point included.
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

Alternative spellings
言い値
言値

Of 言い (ii “say”), the (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (iu), and () (ne, value). Compare ()(だん) (nedan, price).

Noun edit

いいね (iine

  1. asking price, price set by a seller without discount or other alteration