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じょーえー【情愛】 : jooee | define meaning
jooee
Pronunciation: [d͡ʑoːeː]
Definition
Noun
- Love; affection
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese じょうあい【情愛】 jouai "affection". Ultimately from Chinese 【情愛・情爱】 "love" (cf. Mandarin qíng'ài; Cantonese cing4 oi3; Hokkien chêng-ài; and Wu 6zhin-e).
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 情愛 |
| Kana | じょーえー |
| Romanization | jooee |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [d͡ʑoːeː] |
意味：じょうあい【情愛】
情愛
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, August 25). じょーえー【情愛】 : jooee | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7547/jooee/.