What does suki mean?

[Solafighter]

Originally Posted by qwertyuiopz

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ou yo chegger,

suki means love. Eh, the love, you usualy dont pay for, yo.

[Patriot's Blade]

skateboard ga suki?

[KimmyChan]

I think it's a lovely word, and suits this forum well

According to Wikipedia -

"Suki, the Japanese character 好き for the verb form of "like". Defined in the Obunsha's Comprehensive Japanese-English dictionary as "to be fond of, love, prefer, care for"

[DJLowrider]

This is my take on the topic, drawing on my knowledge of the language. Anyone with superior Japanese language skills, feel free to correct me if I'm in error anywhere here.

Like so many aspects of the Japanese language, "好き" (romaji: suki) can have a modified meaning depending on the situation and context. The most basic definition is "like", such as when referring to things, items, etc.

Example 1:
私はアニメが好きです. = I like anime.

If used in reference to a person, however, it usually has somewhat of a romantic connotation.

Example 2:
私は<person's name>の事が好きです. = I love <person's name>.

"大好き" (romaji: daisuki) is an exaggerated version of "好き" used to emphatically express a liking for something or someone. It can usually be translated as "love".

Example 3:
私はアニメが大好きです. = I love anime.

Example 4:
私は<person's name>の事が大好きです. = I love <person's name>.

While "好き" and "大好き" may be interchangeable in terms of expressing affection for a person, the latter is still a stronger expression. "愛している" (romaji: ai shiteiru) is an even stronger expression of love, but it's only used with regards to people. However, it isn't used all that often in manga or anime. I can only conjecture that it's possibly because it implies some level of truly intimate feeling for a person and we all know how well the Japanese deal with intimacy, especially in public.

[Patriot's Blade]

how about daisuki?

[KimmyChan]

Originally Posted by GUNDAM H.E.X.

how about daisuki?

This is what Wiki has to say about that word -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisuki

[DJLowrider]

Or you could just read my post above where I talk about "daisuki". Just a thought.

[Hs Vi Germania]

Originally Posted by DJLowrider

Or you could just read my post above where I talk about "daisuki". Just a thought.

Haven't we finished the topic already?
"suki" means "like" ...

[Anh_Minh]

The meaning of "suki", like the meaning of "like"or "love", is heavily depending on context. Some explanation may be necessary.

For example, when an anime character is tongue tied for months or years, gather all her or his courage to say "suki", (s)he's trying to say more than "I can stand to be in the same room as you for more than five minutes". When a cowardly character willingly goes to her death for the sake of another, it's not just because she thinks he's cute.

[Mystique]

Originally Posted by Hs Vi Germania

Haven't we finished the topic already?
"suki" means "like" ...

Surely not!
I mean seeing as this threads 5 years old and gets revivied with necomancy with same the answers to the same question over and over and over.
It'll never be answered

Only thing that amuses is me what 'suki' means in other languages, that's a new, fresh piece of info that I don't mind checking out, especially in Russian, that's just funny xD

Japanese guy: anata ga... suki desu! (i really like you)
Russian girl: nan da to!? (Excuse me what did you just call me?!)

I'm fairly sure that it wouldn't be pronounced the same either
su-ki
But feel free to correct me on that.

[Jill Valentine]

Originally Posted by Mystique

Surely not!
I mean seeing as this threads 5 years old and gets revivied with necomancy with same the answers to the same question over and over and over.
It'll never be answered

Only thing that amuses is me what 'suki' means in other languages, that's a new, fresh piece of info that I don't mind checking out, especially in Russian, that's just funny xD

Japanese guy: anata ga... suki desu! (i really like you)
Russian girl: nan da to!? (Excuse me what did you just call me?!)

I'm fairly sure that it wouldn't be pronounced the same either
su-ki
But feel free to correct me on that.

Well everyone should get over it, suki means like

lol in russian suki means for a few girls not one, for one the last letter is different

[Hs Vi Germania]

To put an end on the discussion:
( a quote by GHDpro, the admin of animesuki )

Originally Posted by GHDpro

[...]Anime Suki = "I like anime"

[Patriot's Blade]

SUKI-SUKI!!, LONELINESS IS THE ENEMY!!!

[Hs Vi Germania]

Originally Posted by GUNDAM H.E.X.

SUKI-SUKI!!, LONELINESS IS THE ENEMY!!!

eh ...

[Mystique]

Originally Posted by Hs Vi Germania

eh ...

It's not gonna happen, else I figured it'd have been closed 3-4 years ago since it got answered within the first page.
New people will join the website and new people will put their opinion in, so don't worry about it
Maybe we'll find out what 'suki' means in other languages that have yet to be mentioned too.

[Solafighter]

5 pages of this theard now.

Still not clear, what suki means?