愛情(あいじょう)

あいじょう
noun
love, affection
1. love, affection
Deep feelings of care and attachment. Can refer to romantic love or familial affection.
愛情(あいじょう)を込(こ)めて作(つく)りました。
I made it with love.
Common expression
子供(こども)への愛情(あいじょう)は深(ふか)いです。
My love for my children is deep.
親(おや)の愛情(あいじょう)は、子供(こども)が大(おお)きくなってから分(わ)かることも多(おお)い。
There are many things about a parent's love that you only understand after you grow up.

愛情(あいじょう) refers to deep emotional attachment and caring. It covers both romantic love between partners and the affection of a parent for a child. Unlike 愛(あい), which is a broader, more abstract concept, 愛情(あいじょう) emphasizes the warmth and emotional depth of the feeling.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 愛情(あいじょう)を注(そそ)ぐ: to pour love into (children, a project)
  • 愛情(あいじょう)を込(こ)めて: with love, with care
  • 愛情(あいじょう)表現(ひょうげん): expression of affection
  • 愛情(あいじょう)深(ぶか)い: deeply loving, affectionate
  • 愛情(あいじょう)が薄(うす)い: lacking in affection

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 愛(あい): love (broad, abstract concept)
  • 恋愛(れんあい): romantic love specifically
  • 情(じょう): emotional feeling, compassion
  • 愛着(あいちゃく): attachment (to objects or places)

REGISTER:
Neutral to slightly formal. Common in writing and conversation about family, relationships, and parenting.

Related Words

Related: 愛(あい) (love (general concept))
Related: 恋愛(れんあい) (romantic love)
Contrast: 愛着(あいちゃく) (attachment (to things))
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Added 2026.1.9 20:57 · Revised 2026.4.10 21:45
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