How to say self-love in Japanese

自愛【じあいjiai】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative)
  • self-love

Example Sentences

例えばtatoeba、たばこtabakoをwoぷかぷかpukapuka吸うsuu先生senseiがga、たばこtabakoをwo吸うsuu生徒seitoにni注意chuuiしてshiteもmoそのsono注意chuuiはha矛盾mujunしているshiteiruだろうdarou。
For example, if a chain-smoking teacher cautions a pupil for smoking, that warning is self-contradictory.
若いwakai棋士kishiがga多少tashou、尊大なsondaina感じkanjiになるninaruのnoはhaよくあるyokuaruことkotoでde、 そういうsouiuことkotoはha将棋shougi界kaiにni限ったkagitta話hanashiではないdehanaiでしょうdeshou。
It often happens that young shogi players become a little self-important, but I don't think that's something limited to the shogi world.
そのsonoことkotoはha、各kaku研究分担者kenkyuubuntanshaとtoこのkonoテーマTEEMAとtoのno関係kankeiをwo瞥見bekkenすればsureba、おのずから明らかonozukaraakirakaとなるtonaru。
That fact becomes self evident if you take a look at the relation between this theme and those leading research on it.
今imaのno日本nipponはha自滅jimetsuへheのnoみちmichiをwo突き進んでいますtsukisusundeimasuよyoねne。
Present-day Japan is going down the route to self destruction, isn't it?
さまざまなsamazamana才能sainouにni恵まれてmegumarete、なんでもnandemoそつなくこなすsotsunakukonasu姉aneにとってnitotte、平々凡々たるheiheibonbontaru俺oreのno存在sonzaiはhaひどくhidoku許せないyurusenaiものmonoらしいrashii。
For my multi-talented sister, able do anything with ease, it seems that my commonplace self is something whose existence she finds very hard to forgive.

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