表層形
愛しく
イトシク
形容詞
愛しく (イトシク)
Itoshiku · いとしく — lovely, dear, beloved, darling, dearest; pitiable, pitiful
Other ways to say “lovely” in Japanese →
愛しく in rōmaji: itoshiku.
形容詞
一般
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📝 愛しい 🔤 形容詞 📐 連用形-一般
Updated: 2026年9月27日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
愛しく
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
愛しい
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| 読み (Reading) |
イトシク
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| 品詞 (POS) |
形容詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
形容詞
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
連用形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
愛しく
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| 読み・基本形 |
イトシー
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| 表記・基本形 |
愛しい
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| 見出し語の読み |
イトシイ
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How it's used
Used in writing or formal speech to express deep affection or pity for someone or something; not common in casual conversation.
彼女は愛しくてたまらない。
Kanojo wa itoshikute tamaranai.
I love her so much I can't bear it.
その子の姿が愛しく思えた。
Sono ko no sugata ga itoshiku omoeta.
The child's figure seemed pitiable to me.
💡 English Meaning
愛しく means “lovely, dear, beloved, darling, dearest; pitiable, pitiful” — full definition & examples →
⭐ Dictionary Form
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Reading & Info
イトシク
Lemma: 愛しい
形容詞一般**
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⚡ 形容詞 (I-adjective) Inflections
| 丁寧形 (Polite) |
愛しいです
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
愛しくない
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| 過去形 (Past) |
愛しかった
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| て形 (Te-form) |
愛しくて
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| 副詞形 (Adverbial) |
愛しく
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| 仮定形 (Conditional) |
愛しければ
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Did you know · 形容詞
形容詞 (i-adjectives) end in い and conjugate directly. They can act as predicates or modify nouns directly without a particle.
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