One of the most popular phrases in any language is probably �I love you.� In Japanese, �love� is �ai (?),� and the verb form �to love� is �aisuru (???).� �I love you� can be literally translated as �aishite imasu (??????)�. �Aishiteru (????),� �aishiteru yo (?????)� or �aishiteru wa (?????, female speech)� is normally used in conversation. However, the Japanese don�t say �I love you� as often as Western people do, because of cultural differences.
Ai tattoo
There is another word to describe �love� which is �koi(?).� The kanji character for �kokoro (?, heart)� is included as part of both kanji characters.
Koi tattoo
Both �ai (?)� and �koi(?)� can roughly be translated as �love� in English. However, they have a slightly different nuance. �Koi� is a love for the opposite sex, or a longing feeling for a specific person. It can be described as �romantic love� or �passionate love.� While �ai� has the same meaning as �koi,� it also has a definition of a general feeling of love. �Koi� can be selfish, but �ai� is a real love. Here are some lines that explain them well:
�Koi is always wanting. Ai is always giving.�
Love in japanese
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February 11, 2011
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