恋愛(れんあい)

れんあい
noun, suru verb
romance, romantic love
1. romance, romantic love, love affair
Romantic love between two people, encompassing the feelings, relationship, and experience of being in love. Refers to the concept of romantic love in general or a specific romantic relationship.
恋愛(れんあい)小説(しょうせつ)を読(よ)む。
To read a romance novel.
恋愛(れんあい)結婚(けっこん)と見合(みあ)い結婚(けっこん)のどちらが多(おお)いですか。
Which is more common, love marriages or arranged marriages?
仕事(しごと)が忙(いそが)しくて、恋愛(れんあい)をする余裕(よゆう)がない。
I'm so busy with work that I don't have time for romance.

恋愛(れんあい) combines 恋(こい) (love, romantic longing) and 愛(あい) (love, affection) to form a compound meaning romantic love.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 恋愛(れんあい)する: to be in a romantic relationship, to have a romance
  • 恋愛(れんあい)結婚(けっこん): love marriage (as opposed to arranged marriage)
  • 恋愛(れんあい)小説(しょうせつ): romance novel
  • 恋愛(れんあい)感情(かんじょう): romantic feelings
  • 恋愛(れんあい)相談(そうだん): relationship advice
  • 恋愛(れんあい)対象(たいしょう): romantic interest, object of one's love

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 恋愛(れんあい): romantic love (the concept or experience as a whole)
  • 恋(こい): love, being in love (more emotional, longing-focused)
  • 愛(あい): love (broader; includes familial, platonic)
  • 愛情(あいじょう): affection, love (emotional warmth, not limited to romance)
general
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