恋人

恋人

See also: 戀人

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 恋人 – see 戀人 (“lover; sweetheart”). (This term, 恋人, is the simplified form of 戀人.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
恋	人
こい Grade: S	ひと > びと Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) こいびと [kòíbító] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ko̞ibʲito̞]

Noun

恋人 (hiragana こいびと, rōmaji koibito, historical hiragana こひびと)

1. a lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend
2. (tarot) The Lovers, the sixth trump or major arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks

Coordinate terms

• 愛人 (あいじん) (aijin): mistress

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN