Aisuru

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Namiko Abe
Namiko Abe
Japanese Language Expert
  • B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University
Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years.
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Updated on February 25, 2020

The Japanese word aisuru, pronounced "eye-soo-roo", is a warm and lovely word that translates to mean "to love", "to care for", or "to have affection for". Click here to learn how to say "I love you" in Japanese. To learn how to write kanji character for love, click here.​

Japanese characters

愛する (あいする)

Antonym

nikumu (憎む)

Example

Chichi wa watashi o totemo aishite kureteiru.

父は私をとても愛してくれている。

My father loves me very much.

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