愛好|あいこうaikou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verblove; adoration; being fond of; having a passion for
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 愛好する（あいこうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 愛好します（あいこうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 愛好しない（あいこうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 愛好しません（あいこうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 愛好せず・愛好せぬ（あいこうせず・あいこうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 愛好した（あいこうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 愛好しました（あいこうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 愛好しなかった（あいこうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 愛好しませんでした（あいこうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 愛好して（あいこうして） |
| Potential | 愛好できる（あいこうできる） |
| Passive | 愛好される（あいこうされる） |
| Causative | 愛好させる（あいこうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 愛好させられる（あいこうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 愛好すれば（あいこうすれば） |
| tara | 愛好したら（あいこうしたら） |
| Volitional | 愛好しよう（あいこうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 愛好しましょう（あいこうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 愛好しろ（あいこうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym好むこのむNeutralA neutral verb for liking or preferring, as in 「甘い物を好む」; it covers everyday preferences, while 「愛好」 is more written and speaks of a love of a class of things.
- Synonym愛するあいするNeutralA neutral verb meaning to love, and it can take a person as its object; 「愛好」 is mostly for things and activities and is not used for lovers or family.
- Related慕うしたうWrittenWritten in tone. Means to yearn for or admire a person, or to follow after someone; 「愛好」 takes things and activities as its object.
- RelatedエンジョイCasualA colloquial loanword focused on having fun, used for a bit of play or for 「人生をエンジョイする」; 「愛好」 is fondness for a class of things.
- Related楽しむたのしむNeutralA neutral verb for enjoying oneself or having fun, even for a single occasion; 「愛好」 is more written in tone and speaks of lasting fondness for a class of things.
- RelatedいとおしむWrittenWritten in tone. To cherish deeply and feel tender pity for a person or thing; 「愛好」 is fondness or appreciation of things, with no note of pity.
- Related好くすくCasualColloquial verb for liking someone; today it mostly appears in forms like 「好かれる」 or 「好いている」. 「愛好」 is a more written word for fondness of things.
- Related愛慕あいぼWrittenA written term. Adoration or longing directed at a person — a lover, but also a teacher or relative; 「愛好」 is directed at things.
- Related惚れ込むほれこむCasualColloquial. To be utterly captivated or deeply taken with someone or something; the feeling runs stronger than with 「愛好」.
- Related慈しむいつくしむWrittenWritten in tone. To cherish and treat a person or thing tenderly; 「愛好」 is appreciation and fondness for a thing, not tender care.
- Related寵愛ちょうあいWrittenA written term. Special favour or doting on someone — a child, spouse or pet; 「愛好」 is aimed at things and activities.
- Related愛しがるいとしがるCasualColloquial. To dote on or feel tender pity for a person or animal; 「愛好」 is fondness for things and carries no such tenderness.
- RelatedたしなむWrittenWritten in tone. Moderate enjoyment, as in 「お酒を嗜む」, or dabbling in an art; 「愛好」 implies neither restraint nor refinement and covers a much wider range.
- Related愛寵あいちょうFormalFormal and rare. Doting favour shown to a person; 「愛好」 is fondness for things, and in everyday speech doting is 「かわいがる」.
- RelatedいとしむWrittenWritten in tone. Means to grudge, be reluctant to part with, or regret; it touches 「愛好」 only in the sense of treasuring something, otherwise far apart.
- RelatedいとおしがるCasualColloquial. To feel tender affection for and treasure a person or animal; 「愛好」 is fondness for things, with no note of pity or tenderness.
- Related傾慕けいぼWrittenA written term. Wholehearted adoration or longing for a person; 「愛好」 takes things and activities as its object.
- Antonym嫌悪けんおWrittenA written term. Disgust or aversion towards a person or thing — the direct opposite of the fondness expressed by 「愛好」.
- Antonym憎悪ぞうおWrittenA written term. Hatred or loathing, and intense at that; it stands at the opposite pole from the fondness of 「愛好」.
Use 「愛好」 for a fondness or passion for a class of things or activities, as in 「音楽を愛好する」; it leans written. For plain liking use 「好む」, for loving a person 「愛する」, for having fun 「楽しむ」, for moderate enjoyment of drink or an art 「嗜む」. Words aimed at people — 「慕う」, 「愛慕」, 「傾慕」, 「寵愛」, 「愛寵」 — and the tender 「愛おしむ」, 「慈しむ」, 「愛しがる」, 「愛おしがる」 do not replace it. 「惚れ込む」 is stronger captivation, 「エンジョイ」 enjoying fun, brief or as in 「人生をエンジョイする」, 「好く」 now mostly 「好かれる」/「好いている」, 「愛しむ」 grudging or regret; antonyms 「嫌悪」, 「憎悪」.
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