In this article, you can learn about Japanese words used to express emotions and the situations in which they are used.
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嬉しい-u re shi i (Happy)
| ひらがな | うれしい |
| カタカナ | ウレシイ |
| 漢字 | 嬉しい |
| pronunciation | u re shi i |
| meaning | happy, glad |
尾田栄一郎(著) 集英社(出)
In this scene, Luffy says ”嬉しい(u re shi i)" because he became a rubber man.
Example
pu re ze n to a ge ru!
プレゼントあげる！
This is present for you!
a ri ga to u! u re shi i
ありがとう！嬉しい????
Thank you! I'm happy!
悲しい-ka na shi i (Sad)
| ひらがな | かなしい |
| カタカナ | カナシイ |
| 漢字 | 悲しい |
| pronunciation | ka na shi i |
| meaning | sad |
尾田栄一郎(著) 集英社(出)
In this scene, Luffy says "悲しい(ka na shi i)” during the farewell scene with Shanks.
Example
ka no jyo to wa ka re te, ka na shi i
彼女と別れて、悲しい????
I broke up with her, so I'm sad.
好き- su ki (like)
| ひらがな | すき |
| カタカナ | スキ |
| 漢字 | 好き |
| pronunciation | su ki |
| meaning | like, love |
尾田栄一郎(著) 集英社(出)
In this scene, Shanks was cleaning, but the bandit gets in the way and says to Shanks, "You seem to like cleaning."as an insult.
Example
su ki de su. tsu ki atte ku da sa i
好きです。付き合ってください。
I like you. I'd like to be with you.
(I love you. I'd like to be with you. )
The literal translation of ”好きです(su ki de su)” is ”I like you", but in Japan it has the same meaning as "I love you".
嫌い - ki ra i (hate)
| ひらがな | きらい |
| カタカナ | キライ |
| 漢字 | 嫌い |
| pronunciation | ki ra i |
| meaning | hate, dislike |
尾田栄一郎(著) 集英社(出)
Luffy says to Coby, ”I don't like you.''
Example
ta ba ko ga ki ra i
タバコが嫌い
I hate smoking.
ya sa i ga ki ra i
野菜が嫌い
I don't like vegetables.
The Japanese word ”嫌い(ki ra i)” can mean both "hate" and "dislike".
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