JLPT N3 · Noun

恋人 (koibito)

恋人 (こいびと, koibito) is a Japanese noun meaning “lover; sweetheart”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こいびと
Romaji: koibito
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend · noun

Example sentences

私は恋人を「ダーリン」と呼びます。

I call my sweetheart darling.

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

Kanji in 恋人

恋

romance, in love, yearn forレン・こ.う・こい · 10 strokes

人

personジン・ニン・ひと・-り · 2 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 恋人.

恋こい(romantic) love失恋しつれんdisappointed love恋しいこいしいyearned for恋愛れんあいlove人じん-ian (e.g. Italian)人にんcounter for people人ひとperson大人おとなadult一人ひとりone person二人ふたりtwo persons外国人がいこくじんforeigner人口じんこうpopulation人形にんぎょうdollご主人ごしゅじんyour husband

Source: JMdict entry 1558920 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.