Looking to add a touch of romance to your Japanese language skills? Look no further! In this video, I present you with a collection of 100 essential romantic Japanese words and phrases that will make your heart flutter and impress your loved ones. Whether you’re a beginner or an intermediate Japanese learner, this comprehensive guide is designed to help you express your emotions and create romantic connections in Japanese. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enhance your Japanese language repertoire and embrace the beauty of romantic expressions. Hit the play button and let’s embark on this enchanting linguistic adventure together!

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#Words & PhrasesHiraganaRomajiEnglish TranslationExample SentenceRomaji (Example Sentence)English Translation (of Example Sentence)
1こいKoiLove恋に落ちるKoi ni ochiruTo fall in love
2好き、大好きすき、だいすきSuki, daisukiLike, love気づいたら好きになっていたKiduitara, sukininatteitaI fell in love with you when I realized
3好きな人すきなひとSuki na hitoCrush好きな人ができたSuki na hito ga dekita.I’ve got someone I like.
4告白こくはくKokuhakuConfession先輩に告白されたSenpai ni kokuhaku sareta.Senpai told he had feelings for me
5愛してるあいしてるAishiteruI love you愛してるって言ったじゃんAishiteru tte itta jyanI told him “I love you”
6片思いかたおもいKataomoiUnrequited love片思いが辛いKata omoi ga tsuraiunrequited love is hard
7フラれるふられるFurareruTo be rejected今日、彼氏にフラれたKyou kareshi ni furaretanda.My boyfriend dumped me today.
8嫌い、大嫌いきらい、だいきらいKirai, daikiraiDislike, hateあんたなんか大っ嫌いAnta nanka daikkirai.I hate you soo much
9恋愛れんあいRen’aiRomance素敵な恋愛がしたいSuteki na ren’ai ga shitaiI want to have a wonderful romance
10遠距離恋愛、遠恋えんきょりれんあい、とおこいEnkyori ren’ai, tookoiLong-distance relationship遠距離恋愛は難しいEnkyori ren’ai wa muzukashiiLong-distance relationships are difficult

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11ラブレターらぶれたーRabu retāLove letterラブレターで気持ちを伝えるなんて古風だよねRabu reta de kimochi wo tsutaeru nante kofuu dayone.It’s so old-fashioned to tell someone how you feel with a love letter.
12浮気うわきUwakiInfidelity浮気現場に遭遇してしまったUwakigenba ni souguu shite shimatta.I came across the scene of an affair.
13二股ふたまたFutamataDouble-dealing山田は二股がバレて彼女に殴られたYamada wa futamata ga barete kanojo ni nagurareta.Yamada got caught two-timing and his girlfriend beat him up.
14離婚りこんRikonDivorce離婚してから妙にモテるRikon shitekara myouni moteru.I’m strangely popular since the divorce.
15結婚けっこんKekkonMarriage結婚しようKekkon shiyouLet’s get married.
16プロポーズぷろぽーずPuropōzuProposal彼からようやくプロポーズされたKare kara youyaku puropōzu saretaHe finally proposed to me.
17喧嘩けんかKenkaArgument彼氏と喧嘩したKareshi to kenka shitaI had an argument with my boyfriend.
18口論こうろんKōronQuarrel些細なことで口論になったSasaina kotode kouron ni natta.We argued over trivial matters.
19約束やくそくYakusokuPromise6時に店の前で合う約束だRokuji ni misenomaede au yakusoku da.I’ll meet her in front of the store at 6:00.
20待ち合わせまちあわせMachiawaseMeeting (appointment)公園で待ち合わせしようKōen de machiawase shiyou.Let’s meet up at the park
21デートでーとDētoDate久しぶりのデートにテンションがあがるHisashiburi no deto ni tenshon ga agaru.I’m excited to go on a date for the first time in a while.
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22ドッキリどっきりDokkiriPrank彼にドッキリを仕掛けたKare ni dokkiri o shikaketaI played a prank on him
23サプライズさぷらいずSapuraizuSurpriseサプライズ好きな男は正直めんどくさいSapuraizu zuki na otoko wa shoujiki mendokusaiMen who like surprises are a pain in the ass, to be honest.
24無視むしMushiIgnoreおい、無視すんなよOi, Mushi sunna yo.I’m ignoring his messages
25返信へんしんHenshinReply返信が遅いから心配したよHenshin ga osoikara shinpai shitayo.I was worried because you were slow to reply.
26即レスそくれすSokuresureplying to someone’s email immediately新しい彼氏は即レスしないと怒るAtarashii kareshi wa sokuresu shinaito okoru.My new boyfriend gets angry if I don’t respond immediately.
27両思いりょうおもいRyouomoiThey both have feelings for each other両思いだとわかって嬉しいRyou omoi dato wakatte ureshii.Glad to know we’re both in love.
28失恋しつれんShitsurenHeartbreak今夜は失恋したさとみを励ます会だ。Konya wa shitsuren shita satomi wo hagemasu kai da.Tonight’s the party to cheer up the heartbroken Satomi.
29彼氏、彼女かれし、かのじょKareshi, KanojoBoyfriend, Girlfriend大学に入ってやっと彼女ができたDaigaku ni haitte yatto kanojyo ga dekita.I finally got a girlfriend after college.
30キスきすKisuKissゲロ吐いた口でキスしないでGero haita kuchi de kisu shinaide.Don’t kiss me with your puke mouth.
31ハグはぐHaguHug寂しいからハグしてほしいSabisii kara hagusite hosiiI’m lonely and I need a hug.
32心配するしんぱいするShinpai suruWorry連絡ないから心配したよRenraku nai kara shinpai shitayo.I was worried because I didn’t hear from you.
33大切にするたいせつにするTaisetsu ni suruCherish彼からもらったピアスを大切にしていたKarekara moratta piasu wo taisetsu ni shiteita.I treasured the earrings he gave me.

#Words & PhrasesHiraganaRomajiEnglish TranslationExample SentenceRomaji (Example Sentence)English Translation (of Example Sentence)
34嫉妬しっとShittoJealousy彼氏ができた友達に嫉妬してしまうKareshi ga dekita tomodachi ni shitto site shimau.I get jealous of my friends who have boyfriends.
35幸せしあわせShiawaseHappiness彼との時間が幸せだKare to no jikan ga shiawase daThe time with him is happy
36一緒にいるいっしょにいるIssho ni iruBeing together今夜は一緒にいてほしいKonya wa issho ni itehoshii.I want you to stay with me tonight.
37友達ともだちTomodachiFriend彼氏が私の友達と浮気したKareshi ga watashi no tomodachi to uwaki shita.My boyfriend cheated on me with my friend.
38男友達、女友達おとこともだち、おんなともだちOtoko tomodachi, Onna tomodachiMale friend, Female friend私には男友達が多いWatashi ni wa otoko tomodachi ga ōiI have many male friends
39友情ゆうじょうYūjōFriendship彼女は男女の友情なんて信じていないKanojo wa danjo no yuujoo nante shinjite inai.She doesn’t believe in such a thing male-female friendship.
40束縛そくばくSokubakuPossessiveness彼氏の束縛がハンパないKareshi no sokubaku ga hanpa nai.My boyfriend’s possessiveness is way beyond.
41付き合うつきあうTsukiauTo date私達付き合うことになりましたWatashitachi tsukiau kotoni narimashita.We have ended up going out.
42年上としうえToshiueOlder (in age)彼は私より年上だKare wa watashi yori toshiue daHe is older than me
43年下とししたToshishitaYounger(in age)初めて年下の彼氏ができたHajimete toshishita no kareshi ga dekita.I had my first younger boyfriend.
44婚約こんやくKon’yakuEngagement彼と婚約しているKare to kon’yaku shite iruI’m engaged to him
45おっとOttoHusband夫とは大学で出会ったOtto to wa daigaku de deatta.I met my husband in college.

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46つまTsumaWife妻は今、岡山の実家に帰っているTsuma wa ima, Okayama no jikka ni kaette iru.My wife is back home in Okayama right now.
47ロマンチックろまんちっくRomanchikkuRomantic彼女がロマンチックなレストランに連れて行ってくれたKanojo ga romanchikku na resutoran ni tsure te itte kureta.My girlfriend took me to a romantic restaurant.
48切ないせつないSetsunaiMelancholic, yearning切ないメロディに涙が止まらないSetsunai merodii ni namida ga tomaranai.I can’t stop crying over the sad melody.
49ふたりふたりFutariCoupleふたりで食べると美味しいねFutari de taberu to oishii ne.It’s delicious when we eat together.
50寂しいさびしいSabishiiLonely彼がいないと寂しいKare ga inai to sabishiiI feel lonely without him
51ライバルらいばるRaibaruRival恋のライバル登場!Koi no raibaru toujou.A rival for love has appeared!
52異性いせいIseiOpposite sexあの人のことは異性として意識しているAno hito no kotowo isei to shite ishiki shite iru.I have many friends of the opposite sex
53一目惚れひとめぼれHitomeboreLove at first sight彼に一目惚れしたKare ni hitomebore shitaI fell in love with him at first sight
54結婚式けっこんしきKekkonshikiWedding ceremony結婚式直前に破局したKekkonshiki chokuzen ni hakyoku shita.They broke up just before the wedding.
55同棲どうせいDōseiCohabitation彼女と同棲する前に彼女の両親に挨拶をしに行ったKanojo to dousei suru maeni kanojo no ryoushin ni aisatsu wo shini itta.I’m living together with him
56ラブソングらぶそんぐRabu songuLove songまるで私達のことを歌っているかのようなラブソングだMarude watashitachi no kotowo utatte irukanoyouna rabu songu daIt’s a love song, as if it were about us.
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57連絡先れんらくさきRenrakusakiContact information気になる後輩から連絡先を教えてもらったKininaru kouhai kara renrakusaki wo oshietemoratta.A junior I was interested in gave me his contact information.
58復縁ふくえんFukuenReconciliation彼と復縁したKare to fukuen shitaI reconciled with him
59プレゼントぷれぜんとPurezentoPresent, giftバイトして彼女へプレゼントを買ったBaito shite kanojo ni purezento wo katta.I got a part-time job and bought her a present.
60初恋はつこいHatsukoiFirst love彼は私の初恋の人だKare wa watashi no hatsukoi no hito da.He is my first love
61三角関係さんかくかんけいSankaku kankeiLove triangle三角関係から目が離せないSankakukankei kara mega hanasenai.Can’t take my eyes off the love triangle.
62揉めるもめるMomeruArgue, quarrelこんなことで揉めたくなかったKonna kotode mometaku nakatta.I didn’t want to get in the argument for this.
63お見合いおみあいOmiaiArranged marriageお見合いをする予定だOmiai o suru yotei daI have plans for an arranged marriage
64イチャイチャいちゃいちゃIchaichalovey-dovey映画館でイチャイチャしないでよEigakan de ichaicha shinaide yo.Don’t make out with me in a movie theater.

#Words & PhrasesHiraganaRomajiEnglish TranslationExample SentenceRomaji (Example Sentence)English Translation (of Example Sentence)
65恋愛相談れんあいそうだんRen’ai sōdanLove advice, love consultation恋愛相談してたら好きになっちゃった…Renai soudan shitetara sukini nacchatta.I fell in love with her while I was asking for the relationship advise.
66恋バナこいばなKoi banaLove talk恋バナしてたらもうこんな時間かKoibanashitetara moukonnna jikanka.We were just talking about love and it’s already late.
67ドキドキするどきどきするDokidoki suruTo feel excited, to feel nervous明日のデートの準備をしていたらドキドキしてきたAshita no deeto no junbi wo shiteitara dokidoki shitekita.I’m getting ready for tomorrow’s date and I’m getting nervous.
68女子、男子じょし、だんしJoshi, danshiGirl, boyこの学校は男子と女子で制服の色が違うKono gakkou wa danshi to joshi de seifukuno iroga chigau.This school has different color uniforms for boys and girls.
69誘うさそうSasouTo invite, to ask outデートに誘われて嬉しかったDeeto ni sasowarete ureshikatta desu.I was happy he asked me out on a date.
70綺麗きれいKireiBeautiful, clean先輩の彼女は綺麗な人でしたSenpai no kanojo wa kireina hito deshita.My senpai’s girlfriend was beautiful.
71かわいいかわいいKawaiiCute彼は笑うととてもかわいいKarewa warau to totemo kawaii.He is so cute when he smiles

#Words & PhrasesHiraganaRomajiEnglish TranslationExample SentenceRomaji (Example Sentence)English Translation (of Example Sentence)
72かっこいいかっこいいKakkoiCool, handsome彼はとてもかっこいいKare wa totemo kakkoiHe is very cool/handsome
73イケメンいけめんIkemenGood-looking man山本さんは営業部一のイケメンですYamamotosan wa eigyoubu ichi no ikemen desu.Mr. Yamamoto is the most handsome man in the sales department.
74美女びじょBijoBeautiful woman美女に囲まれて幸せですBijo ni kakomarete shiawase desu.I am happy to be surrounded by beautiful women.
75ルックスるっくすRukkusuLooks, appearanceあの人ルックスは最高なんだけど性格に難ありなのよねAnohito rukkusu wa saikou nandakedo seikakuni nan arinano yone.That guy has good looks, but he has a difficult personality.
76幼馴染おさななじみOsananajimiChildhood friend山田はただの幼馴染ですYamada wa tada no osananajimi desu.Yamada is just a childhood friend.
77同級生どうきゅうせいDōkyūseiClassmate, same grade同級生にばったりモールで会ったDoukyuu sei ni battari mooru de atta.I bumped into a classmate of mine at the mall.
78ムカつくむかつくMukatsukuTo be annoyed, to be irritated彼女は最近文句しか言わないからムカつくんだよねKanojo ha saikin monku shika iwanaikara mukatsukun dayone.My girl friend’s been doing nothing but complaining lately, and it’s pissing me off.
79悲しいかなしいKanashiiSad彼氏からもらったピアス無くして悲しすぎるKareshikara moratta piasu nakushite kanashi sugiru.I lost the earrings my boyfriend gave me and I’m so sad.
80気持ちきもちKimochiFeeling, emotion会えなくなってだんだん気持ちが離れていったAenakunatte dandan kimochi ga hanareteitta.When I couldn’t see him anymore, my feelings gradually drifted away.
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81ダメ男だめおDame oUseless manギャンブルで借金までして元カレは本当にダメ男だったGyanburu de shakkin madeshite motokare wa hontouni dameo datta.My ex even had gambling debts and was a really bad person.
82会いたいあいたいAitaiI want to meet会いたくてしかたないAitakute shikanatanai.I’m just dying to see you.
83ひとりぼっちひとりぼっちHitoribocchiLonely, being alone彼女はひとりぼっちで寂しいKanojo wa hitoribocchi de samishiiShe is lonely and feels alone
84社内恋愛しゃないれんあいShanai ren’aiOffice romanceうちは社内恋愛禁止ですUchi wa nazeka shanairenai kinshi desu.For some reason, we don’t allow in-house romance.
85手をつなぐてをつなぐTe o tsunaguTo hold hands彼と手をつないで歩くKare to te o tsunaide arukuI walk holding hands with him
86ラブホテル / ラブホらぶほてる / らぶほRabu hoteru / RabuhoLove hotel昨日ラブホに初めて行ったんだKinou rabuhoteru ni hajimete ittannda.I went to a love hotel for the first time yesterday.
87おごりおごりOgoriTreating, paying for彼が食事をおごってくれたKare ga shokuji o ogorotte kuretaHe treated me to a meal
88割り勘わりかんWarikanSplitting the billデートの会計は割り勘ですDēto no kaikei wa warikan desuWe split the bill on the date
89冷たいつめたいTsumetaiCold彼の態度が冷たいKare no taido ga tsumetaiHis attitude is cold
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90落ち込むおちこむOchikomuTo feel down, to get depressed昨日彼女と喧嘩して落ち込んでいるKinou kareshi to kenka shite ochikondeiru.I had an argument with my girl friend yesterday and I’m depressed.
91元カレ / 元カノもとかれMoto kare,Moto kanoEx-boyfriend,Ex-girlfriend元カレからのプレゼントは全部処分したMoto kare no purezento wa zenbu shobun shita.I got rid of all the gifts from my ex-boyfriend.
92元サヤもとさやMoto sayaget back together山田とさとみは元サヤに戻ったYamada to satomi wa motosaya ni modotta.Yamada and Satomi are back together again.
93仲直りなかなおりNaka naoriReconciliation仲直りのきっかけがないNakanaori no kikkake ga nai.There’s no chance to make up.
94出会系アプリであいけいあぷりDeai-kei apuriOnline dating app彼女ができたのに山田は出会い系アプリを削除しないKanojo ga dekitanoni yamada wa deaikei apuri wo sakujo shinai.Yamada won’t delete her dating app even though she has a girlfriend.
95マッチングアプリまっちんぐあぷりMatchingu apuriOnline dating app今の時代マッチングアプリで出会うのは普通なことだImano jidai macchingu apuri de deauno wa futuuda.It’s normal to meet people on matching apps nowadays.
96破局はきょくHakyokuBreakup人気芸能人カップルが破局したニュースが流れたNinki geinoujin kappuru ga hakyoku sita nyuusu ga nagareta.News broke that a popular celebrity couple had broken up.
97メンヘラめんへらMenheramentally unstableアプリで出会った子がメンヘラ気味だったApuri de deatta koga menhera gimi datta.The girl I met on the app was a bit mentally unstable.
98紹介しょうかいShoukaiIntroduce誰か紹介してよDareka shoukai shiteyoIntroduce me to someone.
99合コンごうこんGoukonGroup blind date今週3日連続で合コンだKonshuu mikka renzokude goukon da.I’m going to a group blind date three days in a row this week.
100既読スルーきどくするーKidoku suruuuLeave on read / ignoreLINEしたけど既読スルーだRain shita kedo kidoku suruuda.I have LINEed her but she is ignoring them.

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