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一目惚れ (ひとめぼれ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一ひと目め惚ぼれ

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

love at first sight

Describes falling in love instantly upon seeing someone for the first time. Can be used as a noun or as a する-verb.

彼かの女じょに一ひと目め惚ぼれして、すぐに声こえをかけた。
I fell in love with her at first sight and immediately spoke to her.
一ひと目め惚ぼれは本ほん当とうにあると思

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Do you think love at first sight really exists?

Written forms

一ひと目め惚ぼれ
Standard kanji spelling for 'love at first sight'.
一ひと目めぼれ
Common variant with 惚れ in kana; slightly softer or more casual feel.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
目eye, class, look
惚fall in love with, admire, grow senile

Similar words

一ひと目め
Means 'a glance' or 'one look'; 一目惚れ specifically adds the nuance of falling in love from that glance.
惚ほれる
Means 'to fall in love' or 'to be charmed'; 一目惚れ is the specific compound for love at first sight.

Etymology

Compound of 一目 (ひとめ, 'one glance') and 惚れ (ほれ, the continuative form of 惚れる, 'to fall in love'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been in use since at least the Edo period.