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How to Say ‘It is love like a warm family.’ in Japanese

あたたかい家族のような愛です。

atatakai kazoku no you na ai desu

[ah-tah-tah-kah-ee kah-zoh-koo noh yoh nah eye dess]

💬 Usage Tip: [のような] is the form to use before a noun, so [家族のような愛] is natural, not [家族のように愛]. Think "like a family" directly attached to [愛].

Phrase Breakdown

あたたかい

atatakai

[ah-tah-tah-kah-ee]

warm; kind; heartfelt

Describes warmth in temperature or in feelings. Here it suggests emotional warmth.

Example

あたたかい言葉をもらいました。

I received warm words.

家族

kazoku

[kah-zoh-koo]

family

Means family or those connected like a family.

Example

家族と旅行に行きました。

I went on a trip with my family.

のような

no you na

like; similar to

Means “like” or “similar to.”

Example

夢のような時間です。

It is a dreamlike time.

Words in this phrase

の

no

[noh]

of; linking particle

Connects words and creates descriptive relationships.

Example

友だちの名前を覚えました。

I remembered my friend's name.

よう

you

[yoh]

like; seeming

Indicates similarity, often translated as 'like' or 'as if'.

Example

夢のように美しいです。

It is beautiful like a dream.

な

na

[nah]

-like; attributive marker

Makes the preceding phrase modify a noun, as in のような愛.

Example

母のような優しさです。

It is kindness like a mother's.

愛

ai

[eye]

love

Deep love or affection, often more serious than 好き.

Example

愛を大切にしたいです。

I want to value love.

です

desu

[dess]

is; am; are

Polite copula used to state that something is something.

Example

これは本です。

This is a book.

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