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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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?
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.