Japanese word

片思い

Pronunciation

Romajikataomoi

彼への片思いを、まだ誰にも話していません。kare e no kata omo i o ma da dare ni mo hana shi te i ma se n

I still haven't told anyone about my unrequited love for him.

友人に片思いの悩みを相談しました。yū jin ni kata omo i no naya mi o sō dan shi ma shi ta

I asked a friend for advice about my unrequited love.

Describes romantic feelings directed toward someone who does not share them or has not returned them.

片恋katakoi: A literary term for love felt toward someone whose feelings are not mutual.

相手を恋しく思っているのに、その思いが相手には通じていないこと。ai te o koi shi ku omo tte i ru no ni so no omo i ga ai te ni wa tsū ji te i na i ko to

片思い (kataomoi) is a native Japanese compound of 片 (kata, "one side") and 思い (omoi, "feeling"), so its form presents the feeling as one-sided.

In Japanese, 片思い (kataomoi) commonly appears in 片思いをする (kataomoi o suru) for having such feelings, while 片思いしている (kataomoi shite iru) presents them as ongoing.