愛想(あいそ)

あいそ
noun
friendliness, amiability
personalitysociety
1. friendliness, amiability, sociability
A pleasant, friendly manner in social interactions. The quality of being agreeable and warm toward others, often in customer service or social settings.
愛想(あいそ)がいい店員(てんいん)だ。
The clerk is very friendly.
あの人(ひと)は愛想(あいそ)がなくて近(ちか)づきにくい。
That person is unfriendly and hard to approach.
初対面(しょたいめん)の人(ひと)にも愛想(あいそ)よく振(ふ)る舞(ま)うのが、彼女(かのじょ)の長所(ちょうしょ)だ。
One of her strengths is that she behaves amiably even with people she's meeting for the first time.
2. fondness, affection, patience (with someone)
Feelings of goodwill or patience toward someone. Often used in the negative — losing patience or goodwill with someone or something.
愛想(あいそ)が尽(つ)きた。
I've lost all patience with them.
何度(なんど)も嘘(うそ)をつかれて、すっかり愛想(あいそ)が尽(つ)きた。
After being lied to so many times, I completely lost patience.
会社(かいしゃ)の対応(たいおう)に愛想(あいそ)を尽(つ)かして、退職(たいしょく)を決意(けつい)した。
Fed up with the company's treatment, I resolved to quit.

Pronunciation

Both あいそ and あいそう are used. The あいそ reading is more colloquial; あいそう is the standard dictionary form. This entry covers the あいそ form.

Usage

In sense 1, 愛想(あいそ) describes outward friendliness and sociability. 愛想(あいそ)がいい means "friendly" and 愛想(あいそ)がない means "unfriendly" or "cold."

In sense 2, 愛想(あいそ)が尽(つ)きる is a set expression meaning to lose patience or give up on someone — similar to English "the last straw."

Common collocations

  • 愛想(あいそ)がいい: friendly, amiable
  • 愛想(あいそ)がない: unfriendly, cold
  • 愛想(あいそ)が尽(つ)きる: to lose patience, to be fed up
  • 愛想(あいそ)を振(ふ)りまく: to be charming to everyone
  • 愛想(あいそ)笑(わら)い: a forced smile, a polite smile

Related Words

Related: 愛想(あいそう) (alternate reading)
Related: 愛想(あいそ)がいい (expression form)
Compare: 社交性(しゃこうせい) (sociability)
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Added 2026.2.22 14:57 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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