VocabJLPT N1
girlfriend
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. girl friend
  2. 2. girlfriend
A loanword referring to a girlfriend, meaning a female romantic partner. It is used in casual conversation to talk about someone's significant other and is interchangeable in many contexts with the more commonly used Japanese equivalent.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

I sent my girlfriend a quick message over lunch.

Sentence 2

My girlfriend helped me pick out my new suit.

Sentence 3

After dinner, I took a walk with my girlfriend and cleared my head.

Sentence 4

How long have you been living with your girlfriend?

Sentence 5

On the way home from work, I stopped to buy my girlfriend some flowers.