Partners and cheating
Core words, Stage 2chunk 30 of 80People
Lets you talk about dating, cheating and being single.
- kareshiboyfriend
- koibitoboyfriend or girlfriend; partner
- uwakicheating (on a partner)
- furinaffair (involving a married person)
- dokushinsingle; unmarried
Mix-ups uwaki is cheating in general; furin involves a married person.
kareshi
boyfriend
Girlfriend is kanojo. Use iru, not aru: kareshi ga iru.
kareshi iru no?
Do you have a boyfriend?
彼氏いるの？
kareshi wa imasu ka?
Do you have a boyfriend?
彼氏はいますか？
Written 彼氏 · かれしRank #1230 in 3,030 TV dramas
koibito
boyfriend or girlfriend; partner
Gender-neutral and a bit more serious than kareshi or kanojo.
koibito to issho ni sunderu n da.
I live with my partner.
恋人と一緒に住んでるんだ。
koibito to issho ni sunde imasu.
I live with my partner.
恋人と一緒に住んでいます。
Written 恋人 · こいびとRank #1277 in 3,030 TV dramas
uwaki
cheating (on a partner)
Mostly as uwaki suru (to cheat) and uwaki sareta (got cheated on).
For an affair involving a married person, furin is more common.
kare ni uwaki sareta.
My boyfriend cheated on me.
彼に浮気された。
kare ni uwaki saremashita.
My boyfriend cheated on me.
彼に浮気されました。
Written 浮気 · うわきRank #1991 in 3,030 TV dramas
furin
affair (involving a married person)
Used when at least one person is married; often furin suru.
Mix-up: uwaki is cheating in general, including while dating.
ano futari, furin shiteru rashii yo.
Apparently those two are having an affair.
あの二人、不倫してるらしいよ。
ano futari wa furin shite iru rashii desu.
I hear those two are having an affair.
あの二人は不倫しているらしいです。
Written 不倫 · ふりんRank #2426 in 3,030 TV dramas
dokushin
single; unmarried
About marriage, not dating: dokushin means not married.
ani wa mada dokushin da yo.
My older brother's still single.
兄はまだ独身だよ。
ani wa mada dokushin desu.
My older brother is still single.
兄はまだ独身です。
Written 独身 · どくしんRank #2663 in 3,030 TV dramas