JLPT N1 · Noun

愛想 (aisou)

愛想 (あいそう, aisou) is a Japanese noun meaning “amiability; friendliness”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: あいそう
Romaji: aisou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

amiability; friendliness; affability; sociability · noun
fondness (of someone); affection; liking · noun
compliments; civilities; courtesies; flattery · noun
hospitality; special treatment; entertainment · noun
bill (at a restaurant); check · noun

Example sentences

彼女はとても愛想のよい隣人だ。

She is a most gracious neighbor.

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

Kanji in 愛想

愛

love, affection, favouriteアイ・いと.しい・かな.しい · 13 strokes

想

idea, thought, conceptionソウ・ソ・おも.う · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 愛想.

可愛いかわいいcute愛あいlove愛情あいじょうlove可愛そうかわいそうpoor可愛らしいかわいらしいlovely可愛がるかわいがるto be affectionate to恋愛れんあいlove思想しそうthought感想かんそうimpressions理想りそうideal連想れんそうassociation (of ideas)想像そうぞうimagination予想よそうexpectation空想くうそうdaydream

Source: JMdict entry 1575660 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.