ロマンス

ろまんす
noun
romance, love affair
1. romance, love affair, love story
A romantic relationship or love affair, or a story centered on romantic love. In Japanese, often used for idealized or dramatic romantic situations rather than everyday relationships.
旅先(たびさき)でロマンスが生(う)まれた。
A romance blossomed during the trip.
職場(しょくば)ロマンスは意外(いがい)と多(おお)いらしい。
Apparently, office romances are surprisingly common.
その映画(えいが)は戦時中(せんじちゅう)のロマンスを描(えが)いた作品(さくひん)で、世界中(せかいじゅう)で大(おお)ヒットした。
That film depicted a wartime romance and was a huge hit worldwide.

USAGE: ロマンス is a loanword from English "romance." It refers to romantic love affairs or love stories, typically with a somewhat dramatic or idealized nuance.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ロマンスが生(う)まれる (a romance develops)
  • 職場(しょくば)ロマンス (office romance)
  • ロマンス映画(えいが) (romance film)
  • ロマンス小説(しょうせつ) (romance novel)
  • 禁断(きんだん)のロマンス (forbidden romance)

RELATED WORDS:

  • ロマンチック (romantic — describes the atmosphere or quality)
  • 恋愛(れんあい) (romantic love — the more common native Japanese word for love/romance in general)
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