コウイ
Meanings
Noun
1. kindness; favor; favour; friendliness
I'll gratefully accept your kind offer.
2. goodwill; affection; liking (for someone); love
But when it comes to whether that is affection, it is questionable.
Pitch accent
コ
ウイ
Composed of
good
feelings; thoughts; meaning
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
favorable; favourable
reciprocal liking; reciprocity of liking; reciprocity of attraction
Examples (12 in total)
It is pure goodwill.
It's a kind gesture on their part.
Don't laugh at people's kindness!
Don't waste their kindness.
You must have feelings for Morita, right?
I am deeply grateful to you for your kindness.
I'll gratefully accept your kind offer.
It is said that he has feelings for the prince.
That is at least a token of our goodwill.
Expressing liking in words is not the only form of affection.
But when it comes to whether that is affection, it is questionable.
I gave him a present in return for his favor.