いいね

See also: いね

Japanese

Etymology 1

From いい (ii, good) + (ne, particle): "this is great!"

Alternative forms

  • いいですね! (ii desu ne!)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ii ne̞]

Noun

いいね • (ii ne

  1. (Internet) like

Verb

いいねする • (ii ne surusuru (stem いいね (ii ne shi), past いいねした (ii ne shita))

  1. (Internet) to like
    • 2012 June 25, Daniel Morales, “Ii ne! Facebook is a perfect place for Japanese immersion”, in The Japan Times[1] (in English), retrieved 12 April 2023:
      On the Japanese Facebook “Like” becomes Ii ne! (いいね! That’s good!) with the exclamation point included.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
言い値
言値

Of 言い (ii “say”), the (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (iu), and () (ne, value). Compare ()(だん) (nedan, price).

Noun

いいね • (iine

  1. asking price, price set by a seller without discount or other alteration