片思い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
片	思
かた Grade: 6	おも Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
片想い

Etymology

片 (“side; part”) +‎ 思い (“thinking; yearning; longing”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かたおもい [kàtáóꜜmòì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ta̠o̞mo̞i]

Noun

片(かた)思(おも)い • (kataomoi) 

1. love that is one-sided, unreturned, unanswered, unrequited, unreciprocated, etc.; unrequited love; crush

   Synonym: 片恋 (katakoi)

   Antonyms: 両思い (ryōomoi), 相思相愛 (sōshi sōai)