愛好

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See also: 爱好

Chinese

 
to love; affection; to be fond of
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
 good; well; be fond of
trad. (愛好) 愛 好
simp. (爱好) 爱 好

Pronunciation

Verb

愛好

  1. to like; to be fond of; to be keen on

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 喜歡 (“to like”)
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 好, 喜好, 愛好, 字
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 喜歡, 喜愛, 喜好, 愛好
Mandarin Beijing 喜歡, 好希, 稀罕, 愛
Taiwan 喜歡, 愛
Jinan 喜歡
Xi'an 喜歡, 愛
Wuhan 喜歡, 愛
Chengdu 喜歡, 歡喜, 愛
Chongqing 喜歡, 歡喜
Guilin 喜歡
Yangzhou 歡喜
Hefei 喜歡
Malaysia 喜歡
Singapore 喜歡
Cantonese Guangzhou 中意, 歡喜
Hong Kong 中意, 好
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 中意
Macau 中意
Guangzhou (Panyu) 中意
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 中意
Guangzhou (Conghua) 中意
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 中意
Foshan 中意
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 中意
Foshan (Shunde) 中意
Foshan (Sanshui) 中意
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 中意
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 歡喜, 中意
Zhuhai (Qianshan) 中意
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) 中意
Zhuhai (Doumen) 中意
Jiangmen (Baisha) 中意
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 中意
Taishan 中意
Kaiping (Chikan) 爽心, 中意
Enping (Niujiang) 中意
Heshan (Yayao) 中意
Dongguan 中意
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 中意
Yangjiang 中意, 歡喜
Beihai 中意
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 中意
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 中意, 喜歡
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 中意
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 中意, 蘇格
Singapore (Guangfu) 中意
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 中意
Móng Cái 中意
Gan Nanchang 歡喜
Hakka Meixian 中意, 好
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 中意
Dongguan (Qingxi) 中意
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 中意
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 中意
Conghua (Lütian) 歡喜
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 中意, 好
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 中意, 好
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 中意, 好
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 中意, 合意, 好
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 中意, 好
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 佮意, 愛
Senai (Huiyang) 中意
Kuching (Hepo) 蘇格
Huizhou Jixi 喜歡, 歡喜
Jin Taiyuan 喜歡, 待見
Northern Min Jian'ou 愛, 喜歡
Eastern Min Fuzhou 歡喜, 中意, 愛
Southern Min Xiamen 歡喜, 意愛, 愛, 佮意, 舒合
Xiamen (Tong'an) 佮意
Quanzhou 歡喜, 意愛, 愛, 佮意
Shishi 佮意
Zhangzhou 歡喜, 愛, 佮意
Tainan 佮意, 意愛, 愛
Penang (Hokkien) 舒合, 愛
Singapore (Hokkien) 舒合, 愛
Manila (Hokkien) 愛, 佮意
Chaozhou 歡喜, 愛, 喜歡
Shantou 歡喜
Shantou (Chaoyang) 好, 尚, 喜歡
Jieyang 歡喜, 愛, 好, 尚, 喜歡
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 喜歡
Singapore (Teochew) 舒合
Wenchang 歡喜
Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 中意
Waxiang Guzhang (Gaofeng) 字
Wu Shanghai 歡喜
Suzhou 歡喜
Ningbo 歡喜, 看相, 中意 dated
Wenzhou 喜歡
Xiang Changsha 喜歡
Shuangfeng 喜歡

Antonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 討厭 (“to dislike; to loathe; to hate”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 討厭, 厭惡, 憎惡
Mandarin Beijing 討厭, 不待見
Taiwan 討厭
Yantai (Muping) 格癢
Jinan 討厭, 惡素
Xi'an 討厭
Wuhan 嫌, 討厭
Chengdu 討厭, 見不得, 嫌
Yangzhou 嫌, 惡嫌, 討厭
Hefei 討厭, 格厭
Singapore 討厭
Cantonese Guangzhou 憎
Hong Kong 憎
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 厭
Macau 憎
Guangzhou (Panyu) 憎
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 憎
Guangzhou (Conghua) 憎
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 憎
Foshan 憎
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 憎
Foshan (Shunde) 憎
Foshan (Sanshui) 憎
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 憎
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 憎
Zhuhai (Qianshan) 憎
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) 憎
Jiangmen (Baisha) 憎
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 憎
Taishan 憎, 煩
Kaiping (Chikan) 憎, 煩
Enping (Niujiang) 憎
Heshan (Yayao) 憎
Dongguan 憎
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 憎
Yangjiang 嬲
Gan Nanchang 討厭, 討嫌, 嫌
Hakka Meixian 惱
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 討厭, 嬲
Dongguan (Qingxi) 嬲
Conghua (Lütian) 憎
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 惱
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 惱
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 惱
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 惱
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 惱
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 慼
Jin Taiyuan 討厭
Northern Min Jian'ou 討厭, 怒
Eastern Min Fuzhou 嫌, 顣, 怒
Southern Min Xiamen 猌, 㤉, 沖, 沖神, 沖𡳞, 猌神, 㤉𡳞 vulgar, 㤉潲 vulgar, 猌𡳞 vulgar, 鑿𡳞 vulgar, 揬𡳞 vulgar
Quanzhou 㤉, 㤉神, 㤉𡳞 vulgar, 㤉潲 vulgar, 揬𡳞 vulgar
Jinjiang 㤉, 㤉神, 㤉潲 vulgar
Zhangzhou 猌, 㤉, 猌神, 㤉𡳞 vulgar, 㤉潲 vulgar, 鑿𡳞 vulgar, 揬𡳞 vulgar
Penang (Hokkien) 滷
Singapore (Hokkien) 滷
Manila (Hokkien) 㤉, 㤉神, 㤉潲 vulgar
Chaozhou 滷
Jieyang 滷
Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 憎
Wu Suzhou 討厭, 注
Ningbo 刻忖, 嫌鄙, 討厭, 難看, 難相
Wenzhou 討厭, 惡
Xiang Changsha 討嫌, 厭眼
Shuangfeng 討嫌

Noun

愛好

  1. interest; hobby

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
愛 好
あい
Grade: 4 		こう
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

愛(あい)好(こう) • (aikō) 

  1. love; adoration
  2. -philia
    小児(しょうに)愛好(あいこう)
    shōniaikō
    pedophilia

Antonyms

Verb

愛(あい)好(こう)する • (aikō suru) transitive suru (stem 愛(あい)好(こう)し (aikō shi), past 愛(あい)好(こう)した (aikō shita))

  1. love

Conjugation

Conjugation of "愛好する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 愛好し あいこうし aikō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 愛好し あいこうし aikō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 愛好する あいこうする aikō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 愛好する あいこうする aikō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 愛好すれ あいこうすれ aikō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 愛好せよ¹
愛好しろ² 		あいこうせよ¹
あいこうしろ² 		aikō seyo¹
aikō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 愛好される あいこうされる aikō sareru
Causative 愛好させる
愛好さす 		あいこうさせる
あいこうさす 		aikō saseru
aikō sasu
Potential 愛好できる あいこうできる aikō dekiru
Volitional 愛好しよう あいこうしよう aikō shiyō
Negative 愛好しない あいこうしない aikō shinai
Negative continuative 愛好せず あいこうせず aikō sezu
Formal 愛好します あいこうします aikō shimasu
Perfective 愛好した あいこうした aikō shita
Conjunctive 愛好して あいこうして aikō shite
Hypothetical conditional 愛好すれば あいこうすれば aikō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
愛好

Noun

愛好 • (aeho) (hangeul 애호)

  1. Hanja form? of 애호 (“love, liking”).
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