好き

Meanings

1. liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
2. liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved
3. faddism; eccentricity
4. as one likes; as it suits one
5. lecherous; lustful; salacious

Part of speech: na-adjective, noun

Kanji

• 好

  Meanings

  fond, pleasing, like something

  On reading

  コウ

  Kun reading

  この.む、す.く、よ.い、い.い

  Strokes

  6

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 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 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 · CC BY 2.0 FR