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Japanese word 愛想: courtesy / friendliness / social grace. Meanings and example sentences.

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愛想 (あいそ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

愛想 (あいそ) means courtesy / friendliness / social grace.

See example sentences below.

愛想 at a glance

愛想
あいそaiso
N1noun
courtesy / friendliness / social grace
愛想あいそaisoN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 愛想

Core meaning

courtesy / friendliness / social grace

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼女は愛想がよくて人気がある。

Translation

She is friendly and popular.

Example 2

店員の愛想が悪くて残念だった。

Translation

The clerk's bad attitude was disappointing.

愛想 (あいそ): meaning and examples | Daily Nihongo