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恋しい
koishii
Description
「恋しい」は、遠くにいる人や、今はない物のことを思って、会いたい、ほしいと強く感じる気持ちを表す言葉です。
"恋しい" is a word expressing a strong feeling of wanting to see or have someone far away or something that no longer exists.
寒い日に温かいスープが恋しくなるように、人や季節、故郷にも使えます。
Just as you long for warm soup on a cold day, "恋しい" can be used for people, seasons, and hometowns.
Meanings
恋しいkoishii
missed and longed for; dear, yearned-for
家族が恋しい。
I miss my family.
恋しいkoishii
craved; longed-for (a thing or comfort)
冬は温かい部屋が恋しい。
In winter, I long for a warm room.
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Notes
- Etymology
from 恋 (love, longing) plus adjective suffix しい, forming an i-adjective of emotional yearning.
- Nuance
恋しい expresses missing something absent; 懐かしい is nostalgic fondness for the past.
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