好き

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Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term

Etymology [edit]

Stem noun form of verb 好く (suku, to like, to be fond of, to enjoy, to feel love for).

Pronunciation [edit]

IPA: /su.ki/, [sɯᵝ˨.ki˦], [sɯ̥ᵝ˨.ki˦]
IPA: /su.ki/, [sɯᵝ˦.ki˨]

Adjectival noun [edit]

好き (な-na inflection, hiragana すき, romaji suki)

  1. that one is fond of; that one likes; one's favorite
    好きな食べ物は? - アイスクリームです。
    すきたべものは? - アイスクリームです。
    Suki na tabemono wa? - Aisukurīmu desu.
    What's your favorite food? - It's ice cream.
    君が好きだからこそこれほど頑張っているんだよ。
    きみすきからこそこれほどがんばっているんだよ。
    Kimi ga suki da kara koso kore hodo ganbatte iru n da yo.
    It's precisely because I like you [because of my fondness for you] that I'm working this hard.
    好きです。
    すきです。
    Suki desu.
    I love you.

Inflection [edit]

Noun [edit]

好き (hiragana すき, romaji suki)

  1. fondness, favor, favour
    好きこそものの上手なれ
    すきこそものじょうずなれ
    Suki koso mono no jōzu nare.
    Your fondness helps improve your skill. → Who likes not his business, his business doesn't like him.