Nihoner
表層形
愛しゅう
イトシュー
形容詞

愛しゅう (イトシュー)

Itoshuu · いとしゅー — lovely, dear, beloved, darling, dearest; pitiable, pitiful

Other ways to say “lovely” in Japanese →

愛しゅう in rōmaji: itoshuu, also spelled itoshu.

形容詞 一般 * *
📝 愛しい 🔤 形容詞 📐 連用形-ウ音便
Updated: 2026年9月27日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
愛しゅう
見出し語 (Lemma)
愛しい
読み (Reading)
イトシュー
品詞 (POS)
形容詞・一般・*・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
形容詞
活用形 (Conj. Form)
連用形-ウ音便
表記 (Orthography)
愛しゅう
読み・基本形
イトシー
表記・基本形
愛しい
見出し語の読み
イトシイ
How it's used

A classical or literary word for 'beloved' or 'pitiful' that appears in older texts or formal contexts, rarely used in everyday conversation.

その愛しゅう思う者を守る。
Sono itoshuu omou mono wo mamoru.
I protect the one I hold dear.

愛しゅう子よ、どうか幸せであれ。
Itoshuu ko yo, douka shiawase de are.
Dear child, please be happy.

⚖️ Commonly confused with 愛しい (itoshii), which is modern and more frequent; 愛しゅう is an archaic form.

💡 English Meaning

愛しゅう means “lovely, dear, beloved, darling, dearest; pitiable, pitiful” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

愛しい (イトシー) — main entry →

🔗 Other Forms of 愛しい
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Reading & Info
イトシュー
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
否定形 (Negative)
愛しくない
過去形 (Past)
愛しかった
て形 (Te-form)
愛しくて
副詞形 (Adverbial)
愛しく
仮定形 (Conditional)
愛しければ
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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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