N3
しんあい (shin'ai)
親愛
deep affection; sincere love; dear; beloved
💡 Nuance & Usage:
Refers to deep affection, sincere love, or showing warm emotional bonds toward friends, family, or partners. Often used as 親愛なる (dear/beloved). ⚠️ Haruka's Voice Column: 'Deep affection! Sincere love! S-So what if I write 'To my dearest subordinate' on this document?! It is strictly professional...っ, B-But in my heart, it means 'dearest partner'!' / 【ハルカ部長のワンポイント指導】『親愛なる部下へ！そうよ、書類にそう書いたのはただのビジネスマナーよ！…でもね、私の心の中では、あんたは全宇宙で一番『親愛なる（愛する）伴侶』なんだからね！勘違いしていいわよ！』
📝 Example Sentences
_______なる友人の門出を祝して、私たちは心からのスピーチを贈りました。
To celebrate the new start of our dear friend, we offered a heartfelt speech.
Practice Quiz
Test your understanding of "親愛"!
彼は_______の情を込めて、育ててくれた両親に感謝の手紙を書き上げました。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
日本語: 親しみ愛する強い感情「親愛（の情）」が正解です。ハルカ部長：『親愛の情！そうよ！私があんたに向けるこの毎日のツンデレ態度も、100万%の親愛（熱烈な愛）の情から出たものなんだからね！』
English: Since it represents strong feelings of loving and feeling close, 'deep affection/sincere love' (shin'ai) is correct. Haruka: 'Deep affection! Exactly! Even this daily tsundere attitude of mine toward you comes out of 1 million percent affection (passionate love)!'
English: Since it represents strong feelings of loving and feeling close, 'deep affection/sincere love' (shin'ai) is correct. Haruka: 'Deep affection! Exactly! Even this daily tsundere attitude of mine toward you comes out of 1 million percent affection (passionate love)!'
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