愛憎

あいぞう

love and hate

What does 愛憎 mean?

愛憎 is a Japanese noun meaning love and hate in English. It is written as 愛憎 in kanji, あいぞう in hiragana, and aizou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

フロイトは、親子間の愛憎関係をエディプス・コンプレックスとして展開しました。

Freud developed the love-hate relationship between parents and child as the Oedipus complex.