お気に入り|おきにいりokiniiri[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. no-adjectivefavorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet)
    私のお気に入きにいりの味あじはチョコレートです。↗
    My favorite flavor is chocolate.
  2. noun, computingbookmark (in a web browser)
Synonyms & antonyms
  • 1.
    Synonym気に入りきにいりNeutralThe same word without the polite 「お」, as in 「気に入りの品」; slightly more written in tone. 「社長の気に入り」 for a favored person can carry a derogatory nuance.
  • 2.
    AntonymきらいNeutralDislike or hatred; the direct opposite of 「お気に入り」.
  • 3.
    Antonym苦手にがてNeutralNot good at something, or not to one's taste; the opposite of 「お気に入り」 as a beloved favorite.

Use 「お気に入り」 for a favorite thing or person, as in 「お気に入りのカフェ」; it also means a browser bookmark. 気に入り drops the 「お」 and is slightly more written. For dislike say 「嫌い」, for not being good at or fond of something 「苦手」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 「気きに入はいり」を丁寧ていねいに言いう語ご。
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