VocabJLPT N2
couple
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. couple
  2. 2. Intimate relationship
A loanword noun referring to a romantic couple or pair. It is commonly used in everyday conversation to describe two people in a relationship.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Seriously, keep your couple's quarrel off the train!

Sentence 2

Apparently those two aren't a couple — they're siblings.

Sentence 3

She was firm about it: "Even in a relationship, you need time to yourself."

Sentence 4

She said, "A couple's shape changes depending on how others see them."

Sentence 5

If the two of you are a couple, I'll go ahead and seat you together.