Lingaku好く【すく】
Frequency rank: 4,800. – 4,803.
- to like; to love; to be fond of
Godan verb with 'ku' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- 好く【すく】Frequency rank: 4,800. – 4,803.
- すくFrequency rank: 17,942. – 18,020.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to like; to love; to be fond of
This word is used to express affection or a strong preference for someone or something. It can be used in casual contexts to indicate simple liking as well as in deeper emotional contexts.
Generated collocations (experimental)
よく好くするto like (something)よくない好くないnot to like; to dislikeよく好くなったcame to like; grew fond ofよくよく好くto like very muchよくて好くてたまらないcan't help but like; love dearlyこども子供がすく好くchildren likeすく好くとひょうばん評判said to be liked; reputed to be fond ofかれ彼をすく好くto have a liking for himすき好きなことthings one likesこのみが好みがちがう違うhave different preferences
Example sentences
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Suppose there's some jerk you just can't get on with.
She is very kind. This is why she is liked by everybody.
She has a lot of faults; even so, she is liked by everybody.
Certainly he is handsome and intelligent, but there is something about him that I can't like.