Japanese symbol for “likeable”
好ましい
このましい
Romaji: konomashii
nice; likeable; desirable
In Japanese, likeable is 好ましい, read このましい (konomashii).
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Meanings
- adj-i nice; likeable; desirable
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “likeable”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 好もしい | このもしい konomoshii | nice; likeable; desirable |
| 憎めない | にくめない nikumenai | hard to dislike; impossible to hate; likeable |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大好き | だいすき daisuki | liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring |
| 好み | このみ konomi | liking; taste; fancy |
| 格好 | かっこう kakkou | shape; form; figure |
| 友好 | ゆうこう yuukou | friendship |
| 好意 | こうい koui | kindness; favor; favour |
| 好調 | こうちょう kouchou | favourable; favorable; promising |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.