Sections
好きSuki: what it means in anime
すき · suki
liking; being fond of; to one's liking
Suki means "like" or "love". 好きです is the classic confession, "I like you", and it carries much more weight than the English "like".
Updated October 24, 2026
Where you hear it
-
好きだ… え…Yeah! I was just thinking, "Man, I love 'em!"
HorimiyaEpisode 3 · 16 lines in episodes 1–3 -
好きになったほうが負けは 絶対のルールIn a romantic relationship, "the person who falls in love loses" is an absolute rule!
Kaguya-samaEpisode 2 · 14 lines in episodes 1–3 -
それだけ 魔法が好きなのでしょうShe must really love magic.
FrierenEpisode 2 · 7 lines in episodes 1–3 More examples (6)
-
残念 ホントに好きだったのよ
Tokyo GhoulEpisode 1 · 14 lines in episodes 1–3 -
俺も マキマさんが好きです
Chainsaw ManEpisode 2 · 13 lines in episodes 1–3 -
好きな子 いないの？ えっ？
Your Lie in AprilEpisode 1 · 10 lines in episodes 1–3 -
僕 好きなペンギンさんがいるんだ。
Polar Bear CaféEpisode 2 · 9 lines in episodes 1–3 -
僕の父上はミードが好きだよ
Vinland SagaEpisode 2 · 6 lines in episodes 1–3 -
好きとか 全然そんなんじゃなくて…
Toradora!Episode 2 · 5 lines in episodes 1–3
-
Lines from the Japanese subtitles of episodes 1–3 of each show. A translation is shown only when it clearly matches the line; counts are subtitle lines containing the word.
Usage and nuance
Grammatically 好き describes the thing you like: 猫が好き is "I like cats", literally "cats are likeable to me". That is why the liked thing takes が, not を.
In romance anime the whole season can lead up to one 好きです. 大好き (daisuki) is "I really love it" and is used freely for food, hobbies and family, while 愛してる is a heavy "I love you" that most couples rarely say.
The opposite is 嫌い (kirai), "dislike", and the strong version is 大嫌い. A tsundere character shouting 大嫌い often means exactly the reverse.
Hear 好き in Horimiya16 lines in episodes 1–3 · tappable subtitles · free, no account