Vocabulary

What does 恋 (こい, koi) mean?

恋 (こい, koi) means romantic love.

Quick facts
Readingこい
Romajikoi
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
こい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkoi

romantic love

  1. 1noun (romantic) love

Example sentences

  • She fell in love for the first time.

  • I talked to my friend about my love troubles.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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