好(す)かれる

すかれる
verb (ichidan)
to be liked; to be popular
自動詞 intransitiveemotionsociety
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present好(す)かれる好(す)かれない
Present polite好(す)かれます好(す)かれません
Past好(す)かれた好(す)かれなかった
Past polite好(す)かれました好(す)かれませんでした
て form好(す)かれて好(す)かれなくて
ている present好(す)かれている好(す)かれていない
ている polite好(す)かれています好(す)かれていません
ている past好(す)かれていた好(す)かれていなかった
ている past polite好(す)かれていました好(す)かれていませんでした
Conditional ば好(す)かれれば好(す)かれなければ
Conditional たら好(す)かれたら好(す)かれなかったら
Volitional好(す)かれよう—
Volitional polite好(す)かれましょう—
Imperative好(す)かれろ好(す)かれるな
1. to be liked; to be loved; to be popular
The passive form of 好(す)く, used to express that someone or something is liked or well-received by others. Much more common than the active form 好(す)く in modern Japanese.
みんなに好(す)かれている。
He/she is liked by everyone.
I want to be the kind of student that teachers like.
To be liked by others, it is important to first listen carefully to what they have to say.

The passive form of 好(す)く (to like), but far more commonly used than the active form in modern Japanese. While 好(す)き (the adjective) is the standard way to express liking something, 好(す)かれる is the natural way to say someone is liked by others. The active verb 好(す)く is relatively rare in speech.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 愛(あい)される: to be loved — deeper emotional attachment than being liked
  • モテる: to be popular (romantically) — specifically about romantic attractiveness
  • 人気(にんき)がある: to be popular — broader, can apply to things, places, celebrities