JLPT N5 · な-adjective

好き (suki)

好き (すき, suki) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “liking; being fond of”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: すき
Romaji: suki
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred · な-adjective, noun
liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved · な-adjective, noun
faddism; eccentricity · noun, な-adjective
as one likes; as it suits one · な-adjective, noun
lecherous; lustful; salacious · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

「ケーキはお好きですか」「はい、好きです」

"Do you like cake?" "Yes, I do."

Tatoeba #236630

実を言うと、私は彼が好きでないのです。

To tell you the truth, I don't love him.

Tatoeba #149400

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 好き

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	好きだ	すきだ sukida
Present (polite)	好きです	すきです sukidesu
Negative	好きじゃない	すきじゃない sukijanai
Past	好きだった	すきだった sukidatta
Negative past	好きじゃなかった	すきじゃなかった sukijanakatta
Te-form	好きで	すきで sukide
Before a noun	好きな	すきな sukina
Adverb (~ni)	好きに	すきに sukini

Kanji in 好き

好

fond, pleasing, like somethingコウ・この.む・す.く · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 好き.

大好きだいすきliking very much格好かっこうshape好みこのみliking好むこのむto like友好ゆうこうfriendship好き嫌いすききらいlikes and dislikes好き好きすきずきmatter of taste好意こういkindness好況こうきょうprosperous (economic) conditions好調こうちょうfavourable好評こうひょうfavorable reception嗜好しこうtaste良好りょうこうgood物好きものずき(idle) curiosity

Source: JMdict entry 1277450 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.