Chinese

Japanese

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) こいびと [kòíbító] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ibito̞]

Noun

恋人 ‎(hiragana こいびと, romaji koibito, historical hiragana こひびと)

1. a lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend
2. (tarot) The Lovers, the sixth trump or major arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks

Coordinate terms

• 愛人 (あいじん) ‎(aijin): mistress

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3