Illustration: Outside a Japanese university clubroom after activities, a student shyly offers a small bouquet with both hands, shoulders drawn inward and cheeks flushed. The other student gently declines with an open palm and an apologetic expression, keeping their hands away from the flowers.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

片かた思おもい

kataomoi

unrequited love

Example sentences

それは片思かたおもいの恋こいだった。
It was a one-sided love affair.
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スタンはリズに昔むかしから片思かたおもいしてきた。
Stan has always carried a torch for Liz.
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「好すきな人ひといるの？」「いるよ。片思かたおもいだけどね」
"Is there someone you like?" "There is someone, but the feeling isn’t mutual."
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Kanji in 片思

片one-sided; leafOnヘンKunかた-・かた
思thinkOnシKunおもう・おもえらく・おぼす

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