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大好き

Really Like


Meaning

Really Like, Love, Like A Lot, Lovable

Word Type

noun, な adjective

Explanation

You've hopefully seen 好き by now, which is "to like." So, what happens when you have a 大 (big) like? You really like, like a lot, or love something. This is the same as 好き in that a more literal translation would be lovable, but it's generally translated as a verb in English.


Reading

だいすき

Explanation

The reading comes from 好き which you've hopefully seen. Then, 大 is the reading you learned with the kanji.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 花ちゃんが大好き

    to really like Hana-chan

    あなたが大好き

    I really like you

    仕事が大好き

    to really like work

  • 大好きな人

    a person one really likes

    大好きな物

    a favorite thing

    大好きな事

    a favorite thing

  • 大好きになる

    to come to really like something, to come to really like someone

    大好きになれる

    can come to really like something, can come to really like someone

    大好きに感じる

    to feel like one really likes something

Context Sentences

大好きです。

I love you.

なんだかんだ言っても、フグはワニカニのことが大好きなんですよ。

No matter what he says, Fugu still likes WaniKani a lot.

体に良くないのは分かってるけど、マクドナルドのポテト、大好きなんだよね。

I know it's not good for my health, but I really love McDonald's fries.


Kanji Composition