恋(こい)しい

こいしい
i-adjective
dear, beloved, yearned for
descriptive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present恋(こい)しい恋(こい)しくない
Past恋(こい)しかった恋(こい)しくなかった
て form恋(こい)しくて恋(こい)しくなくて
Adverbial恋(こい)しく—
Conditional ば恋(こい)しければ恋(こい)しくなければ
Conditional たら恋(こい)しかったら恋(こい)しくなかったら
1. dear, beloved, missed
Feeling longing or affection for someone or something that is absent; yearning for what one misses.
故郷(ふるさと)が恋(こい)しい。
I miss my hometown.
母(はは)の料理(りょうり)が恋(こい)しくなった。
I started to miss my mother's cooking.
遠(とお)く離(はな)れた恋人(こいびと)が恋(こい)しくてたまらない。
I miss my faraway lover unbearably.
～てたまらない = unbearably

恋(こい)しい expresses longing for someone or something absent.

Forms

  • 恋(こい)しい (dictionary form)
  • 恋(こい)しく (adverb: longingly)
  • 恋(こい)しさ (noun: longing)
  • 恋(こい)しがる (to show signs of missing)

Common patterns

  • ～が恋(こい)しい (to miss ~)
  • 恋(こい)しくなる (to start missing)
  • 恋(こい)しくてたまらない (to miss unbearably)

Similar words

Usage

  • Often used for hometown, family, lovers, or familiar things
  • Has a romantic or sentimental nuance

Related Words

Related: 恋(こい) (romantic love)
Related: 懐(なつ)かしい (nostalgic)
Compare: 会(あ)う (wanting to meet)
Related: 慕(した)わしい (dear)
Compare: 憧(あこが)れ (longing, yearning, admiration)
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Added 2026.1.11 20:13 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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