What is the difference between 愛
愛 ai mean love like in 愛してる! I never saw koi 恋 use like that but I know that the both mean love like in 恋人 koibito lovers or soul-mate. But when do we use the both when can't we is it only in some words ?
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We say 僕<ぼく>は/私<わたし>は 君<きみ>を/あなたを 愛して(い)る=I love you.
We say僕は/私は 君に/あなたに 恋して(い)る=I'm in love with you / I yearn for you / I have a crush on you
But 私の/が恋する人 and 私の恋人 are different.
私の/が恋する人=person of whom I am in love / person for whom I yearn / person whom I have a crush on ※The two people have not yet become lovers.
私の恋人=my lover(girlfriend / boyfriend) ※The two people have already become lovers.
And私の/が愛する人 and 私の愛人<あいじんaijin> are different, too.
私の/が愛する人=person whom I love
私の愛人=my mistress / paramour ※愛人<airen> means "lover / spouse" in Chinese.
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恋 would be different from 愛 depending on situations.
恋 is more likely to be used when you are "starting to love" something/someone.
On the other hand, 愛 is used when you are "literally: in love with something/someone.
For instance, 愛 is used for someone you are dating with, while 恋 is used for someone you have a crush on.
But I realized that the word 恋人 is exception.
As you said above, 恋人 means lovers. hmmm... That's one of the difficult parts of learning Japanese.
Hope this helps.
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I don't you say waht? but i look 恋人 and 愛。i think is word very there is love。
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