片思い (かたおもい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

片思い (かたおもい) means unrequited love.

See example sentences below.

片思い at a glance

片思い

かたおもいkataomoi

N1noun

unrequited love

片思いかたおもいkataomoiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

unrequited love

Example 1

彼に片思いを続けている。

Translation

I keep having unrequited love for him.

Example 2

片思いは辛い気持ちだ。

Translation

Unrequited love is a painful feeling.