誰かが恋しい
dareka ga koishii
To say "I miss someone" in Japanese, you use 誰かが恋しい (dareka ga koishii).
The phrase is used to express a feeling of sadness because you are not with someone you love or care about.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective 恋しい (koishii) functions as a predicate describing the state of longing for someone or something.
How do you pronounce it?
dareka ga koishii
Did you know?
- If you want to say you miss a person in a more casual, everyday way, Japanese speakers often use the verb 会いたい (aitai), which literally means 'I want to meet'.
- Japanese has a specific word 切ない (setsunai) for a type of missing someone that is mixed with a painful or crushing heartache.
- In traditional Japanese poetry like haiku, longing is often expressed by describing a natural object, such as the moon, rather than using words like 恋しい.
Example conversation
Hime and Yamato are talking about loneliness while drinking coffee.
- 陽葵 Himari最近、誰かが恋しいな。Saikin, dareka ga koishii na.I've been missing someone lately.
- 大翔 Hirotoどうしてそう思うの？Doushite sou omou no?Why do you feel that way?
- 陽葵 Himari寂しいと感じることが多いから。Sabishii to kanjiru koto ga ooi kara.Because I feel lonely often.
- 大翔 Hirotoわかるよ。僕も同じだよ。Wakaru yo. Boku mo onaji da yo.I understand. I feel the same.
