片思い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
片 思
かた
Grade: 6
おも
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
片想い

Etymology

片 (“side; part”) +‎ 思い (“thinking; yearning; longing”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かたお​もい [kàtáóꜜmòì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ta̠o̞mo̞i]

Noun

片(かた)思(おも)い • (kataomoi) 

  1. love that is one-sided, unreturned, unanswered, unrequited, unreciprocated, etc.; unrequited love; crush
    Synonym: 片恋 (katakoi)
    Antonyms: 両思い (ryōomoi), 相思相愛 (sōshi sōai)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.