{"id":1419,"date":"2026-02-11T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/?p=1419"},"modified":"2026-02-06T00:16:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T00:16:48","slug":"how-to-say-like-and-dislike-in-japanese-using-%e5%a5%bd%e3%81%8d-and-%e3%81%8d%e3%82%89%e3%81%84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/japanese\/how-to-say-like-and-dislike-in-japanese-using-%e5%a5%bd%e3%81%8d-and-%e3%81%8d%e3%82%89%e3%81%84\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Say Like and Dislike in Japanese Using \u597d\u304d and \u304d\u3089\u3044"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n In Japanese, the words \u597d\u304d<\/strong>\uff08\u3059\u304d\uff09 and \u304d\u3089\u3044<\/strong> are used to talk about likes and dislikes.\n They are simple, very common, and appear early in Japanese learning\u2014but they work a little differently from English.\n <\/p>\n\n

Let\u2019s break down how to use them naturally.<\/p>\n\n

\n

Stronger Ways to Say Like and Dislike<\/h2>\n\n

You can make your feelings stronger by adding \u5927<\/strong>\uff08\u3060\u3044\uff09 in front of the word.<\/p>\n\n

    \n
  • \u5927\u597d\u304d<\/strong>\uff08\u3060\u3044\u3059\u304d\uff09 \u2013 really like \/ love<\/li>\n
  • \u5927\u304d\u3089\u3044<\/strong>\uff08\u3060\u3044\u304d\u3089\u3044\uff09 \u2013 really dislike \/ hate<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n

    Examples<\/h3>\n\n

    \u30b3\u30fc\u30d2\u30fc\u304c\u5927\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong>
    I really like coffee.<\/p>\n

    \u30d4\u30fc\u30de\u30f3\u304c\u5927\u304d\u3089\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong>
    I really hate green peppers.<\/p>\n <\/section>\n\n

    \n

    Talking About People<\/h2>\n\n

    You can use \u597d\u304d<\/strong> and \u304d\u3089\u3044<\/strong> to talk about people, but you need to be careful.<\/p>\n\n

    \u3042\u306e\u4eba\u304c\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

    This sentence can mean:<\/p>\n

      \n
    • \u201cI like that person.\u201d<\/li>\n
    • or \u201cI have romantic feelings for that person.\u201d<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n

      \n Because of this ambiguity, \u304c\u597d\u304d<\/strong> is often interpreted romantically when the topic is a person.\n Be careful when using it, especially in real-life conversations.\n <\/p>\n <\/section>\n\n

      \n

      Asking Someone What They Like<\/h2>\n\n

      Here are some common ways to ask someone about their likes and dislikes.<\/p>\n\n

      Polite<\/h3>\n

      \u4f55\u304c\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/strong>
      What do you like?<\/p>\n

      \u98df\u3079\u7269\u306f\u4f55\u304c\u304d\u3089\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/strong>
      What food do you dislike?<\/p>\n\n

      Casual<\/h3>\n

      \u4f55\u304c\u597d\u304d\uff1f<\/strong>
      What do you like?<\/p>\n

      \u304d\u3089\u3044\u306a\u98df\u3079\u7269\u3042\u308b\uff1f<\/strong>
      Is there any food you dislike?<\/p>\n <\/section>\n\n

      \n

      A Common Mistake to Avoid<\/h2>\n\n

      In Japanese, \u597d\u304d<\/strong> is not used as a verb.<\/p>\n\n

      \n \u274c \u30b3\u30fc\u30d2\u30fc\u3092\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059<\/strong>
      \n \u2705 \u30b3\u30fc\u30d2\u30fc\u304c\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n\n

      \n Even though \u201clike\u201d is a verb in English, \u597d\u304d<\/strong> works more like an adjective in Japanese.\n That\u2019s why you use \u304c<\/strong>, not \u3092<\/strong>.\n <\/p>\n <\/section>\n\n

      \n

      Quick Summary<\/h2>\n\n
        \n
      • \u597d\u304d<\/strong> \u2013 like<\/li>\n
      • \u304d\u3089\u3044<\/strong> \u2013 dislike<\/li>\n
      • Use \u304c<\/strong>, not \u3092<\/strong><\/li>\n
      • Drop \u3067\u3059<\/strong> to make it casual<\/li>\n
      • \u5927\u597d\u304d<\/strong> and \u5927\u304d\u3089\u3044<\/strong> make your feelings stronger<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n

        \n Once you get the hang of it, you\u2019ll notice \u597d\u304d<\/strong> everywhere.\n You\u2019ll actually see it much earlier than you might expect when learning Japanese.\n <\/p>\n <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        In Japanese, the words \u597d\u304d\uff08\u3059\u304d\uff09 and \u304d\u3089\u3044 are used to talk about likes and dislikes. They are simple, very common, and appear early in Japanese learning\u2014but they work a little differently from English. Let\u2019s break down how to use them naturally. Stronger Ways to Say Like and Dislike You can make your feelings stronger by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1420,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-japanese"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1419"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1421,"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419\/revisions\/1421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bunpo.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}