How to say "loving" in Japanese

• 大好きだいすきJLPT N5approx.Common
  na-adjectiveCovers 'loving' as in feeling great affection for someone or something; this is the common word for saying you love or adore a person or thing you are very fond of.
  こちらはケンです。彼かれは自分じぶんの犬いぬが大好だいすきです。↗

  This is Ken. He really likes his dog.
• 愛情深いあいじょうぶかい
  i-adjectiveCovers 'loving' as a personal quality: a less common word describing a caring, devoted person who is deeply affectionate, used when characterizing someone's warm nature.
• 子煩悩こぼんのう
  na-adjectiveReally means doting on one's children — being overly fond of and indulgent toward them; it fits 'loving' only in this narrow parental sense and is seldom the word you want otherwise.

Use 「大好き」 for loving or adoring a person or thing, 「愛情深い」 for a loving, caring, devoted character, and 子煩悩 only for a parent doting on their children.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 大好きだいすきliking very much
• 愛情深いあいじょうぶかいloving
• 子煩悩こぼんのうdoting (on one's children)