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ラブアフェア Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ラブアフェア

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Meanings

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noun

A romantic relationship, often with a connotation of being extramarital or secretive, similar to the English term.

彼かれは既き婚こん者しゃなのに、職しょく場ばの同どう僚りょうとラブアフェアを持もっているらしい。
Even though he's married, he seems to be having a love affair with a coworker.

Written forms

ラブ・アフェア
- ラブアフェア
  Variant spelling with an interpunct; less common but seen in some contexts.
- ラブ・アフェア

Similar words

不ふ倫りん
不倫 specifically refers to an extramarital affair and carries a stronger moral or legal implication, while ラブアフェア is a broader, more neutral loanword for a romantic relationship, often secretive.
恋れん愛あい
恋愛 is the general Japanese term for romantic love or a love relationship, without the loanword nuance of secrecy or scandal.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'love affair', adopted into Japanese with katakana spelling.