Is there a noun form for the word love in Japanese?
I know saying すき(suki) or だいすき(daisuki) can be interpreted as "I love/like you" but I am not sure if these are also nouns and if so how to use in a way that would not be misinterpreted?
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6Have you tried to check a (any) dictionary? – macraf Aug 21 '17 at 0:14
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1daisuki is だいすき in hiragana, which is important if you want the right kanji, 大好き。 – Andy Aug 21 '17 at 0:19
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This is basically a misguided question: the word "love" is an English word, and in Japanese you need to learn Japanese words. Of course there are cases where there is a noun in English ("isobar" for example) and there is a corresponding noun in Japanese (等圧線), and there are probably no cases where this correspondence fails. But love (in particular!) is not like this. – Brian Chandler Aug 21 '17 at 6:17
Possible candidates include but aren't limited to (also, I marked the する verbs and な adjectives):
[愛]{あい}(する) love; to love
[恋]{こい} romantic love
[好]{す}き(な) liked; fond of; love
[大好]{だいす}き(な) very liked; very fond of; loving a lot
[愛好]{あいこう}(する) love; adoration; to love; to adore
[恋愛]{れんあい}(する) love; love-making; passion; emotion; affection; to love; to make love; to be passionate; to be emotional; to be affectionate
I'm not a native speaker, so sorry if I messed up some of the nuances of each.
There are two words. [愛]{あい} is for any kind of love, romantic or not (though mostly romantic); [恋]{こい} is for romance specifically.
