好き|すきsuki[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. na-adjective, nounliking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
   「ケーキはお好すきですか」「はい、好すきです」↗

   "Do you like cake?" "Yes, I do."
2. na-adjective, nounliking (romantically); being in love with; beloved
   実じつを言ゆうと、私は彼かれが好すきでないのです。↗

   To tell you the truth, I don't love him.
3. noun, na-adjectivefaddism; eccentricity
4. na-adjective, nounas one likes; as it suits one
5. na-adjective, nounlecherous; lustful; salacious

• 1.
  SynonymラブNeutralLoanword for love or romance; mostly in compounds like 「ラブレター」「ラブソング」 rather than standing alone.
• 2.
  Synonymお好みおこのみFormalThe other person's preference or choice, as in 「お好みでどうぞ」; formal, used mainly in service settings, and it does not express a feeling of liking.
• 3.
  Related好意こういNeutralFondness or goodwill toward a person, as in 「好意を抱く」「好意に甘える」; more understated than 「好き」.
• 4.
  Related愛着あいちゃくNeutralAttachment to a thing or place one has grown used to, as in 「愛着のある車」; the feeling builds up over time.
• 5.
  Related情愛じょうあいWrittenWritten style: deep affection between people, as in 「親子の情愛」.
• 6.
  Related慈愛じあいWrittenWritten style: parental, nurturing love — affection felt from above, like a parent's for a child.
• 7.
  Related愛情あいじょうNeutralDeep love, as in 「親の愛情」; stronger and more solemn than 「好き」.
• 8.
  Related慈しみいつくしみWrittenWritten style: tender, cherishing affection, often with a protective nuance, as toward the weak; 「好き」 is just ordinary liking.
• 9.
  Related暖かみあたたかみNeutralWarmth or human kindness, as in 「暖かみのある人」; it describes a quality a person or thing has, not a feeling of liking.
• 10.
  Related暖かさあたたかさNeutralThe degree of warmth, or human warmth, as in 「人の暖かさ」; it is not liking itself.
• 11.
  Related愛念あいねんWrittenWritten style: deep, tender feelings of love; very rarely used.
• 12.
  Related愛心あいしんWrittenWritten style: a heart that cherishes people and things; rare in Japanese, and not the usual word for a kind or charitable heart.
• 13.
  AntonymきらいNeutralThe direct opposite of 「好き」: disliking or hating something.
• 14.
  Antonym嫌悪けんおWrittenWritten style: strong disgust or loathing; far more intense than 「嫌い」.

「好き」 is the default for liking. Use 「好意」 for fondness toward a person, 「愛情」 for deep love, 「愛着」 for attachment to familiar things, and 「お好み」 when asking preferences in service settings. 「慈しみ」「情愛」「慈愛」「愛念」「愛心」 are written words for tender or deep love, 「暖かみ」「暖かさ」 describe warmth rather than liking, 「ラブ」 is mostly in compounds, and the antonyms are 「嫌い」 and, far stronger, 「嫌悪」.

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

1. あることや、人ひとを好このむこと。
2. （「すきで」の形かたちで）思おもうまま。自由じゆう意志いし。かって。
3. （しばしば「数寄すき、数奇すうき」をあて）風流ふうりゅう・風雅ふうがであること。
4. 好意こうい・好感こうかんを抱いだいている状況じょうきょう・状態じょうたい。
5. 恋愛れんあい感情かんじょうを抱いだいている状態じょうたい。
6. （他人たにんは度外視どがいしし）自みずから満足まんぞくできる状態じょうたい。ものずき。酔狂すいきょう。
7. 思おもいのまま。気きまま。自由じゆう意志いしによること。任意にんい。