愛憎

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 愛憎 is read as あいぞう and is a noun for the intertwined feelings of love and hate within a person or relationship.
• Basic usage: Complex feelings in a relationship appear in 複雑な愛憎, while feelings built up over years appear in 長年の愛憎.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Intertwined opposing feelings
  • It does not mean only love or only hate, but indicates that both emotions coexist in a complicated relationship.
• Difference from 好悪
  • 好悪 broadly means likes and dislikes, while 愛憎 conveys stronger and deeper love-and-hate emotions within a relationship.