好かれます（すかれます、sukaremaす）
- to be liked

The Japanese word 好かれます, read as すかれます, is the passive form of the verb 好く (suku), which means "to like" or "to love." Therefore, 好かれます means "to be liked" or "to be loved." It describes a situation where someone or something is the recipient of someone else's affection. It indicates that someone likes another person, thing, or concept. The person or thing being liked is the subject of the sentence. The person doing the liking is implied or indicated by the particle に (ni) if explicitly mentioned. The form 好かれます is a conjugation of the verb 好く using the passive voice.

⚫︎田中さんはクラスのみんなに好かれます。 Translation: Tanaka-san is liked by everyone in the class. ⚫︎彼女は動物に好かれます。 Translation: She is liked by animals. ⚫︎この映画は多くの人に好かれます。 Translation: This movie is liked by many people.

好かれます is used to describe a state of being liked or loved by someone or something else. It is a passive form, so the subject of the sentence is the person or thing being liked. In most sentences using 好かれます, you will often find the particle に (ni) followed by the person or group doing the liking. The sentence structure typically is: [Subject] + は (wa) + [Object] + に (ni) + 好かれます. It's important to differentiate it from the active form of the verb, 好きです (suki desu), which means "to like" and describes the feeling of liking someone or something. For example, 私は犬が好きです - I like dogs (active - I am doing the liking) 犬は私に好かれます - Dogs are liked by me (passive - I am being liked by the dog.) Note the different meanings and how the subject of the sentence is used.

好かれます is written using the kanji 好 (kou/kon, meaning "to like", "to prefer", "fondness") combined with the hiragana かれます (karemasu), which represents the passive form of the verb. Other forms and conjugations include: ⚫︎ 好かれる (sukareru) - potential form (can be liked) ⚫︎ 好かれた (sukareta) - past tense (was liked) ⚫︎ 好かれない (sukarenai) - negative form (is not liked) The okurigana (hiragana attached to the kanji) are fixed, and there are no other widely accepted ways to write this word. The stem is 好か, the same as the potential form base.

There aren't direct, single-word synonyms for 好かれます that capture the nuance of "to be liked" perfectly. However, depending on the context, you could use these similar verbs: ⚫︎ 愛される (aisareru) - to be loved ⚫︎ 人気がある (ninki ga aru) - to be popular; to be well-liked These words have slightly different meanings or contexts. 愛される implies a deeper and more profound love, while 人気がある emphasizes popularity. However, they all share a similar theme of being viewed positively by others.

The antonym of 好かれます (to be liked) would be situations or forms that describe the opposite state. The active form of the verb would be one way to write the sentence, meaning "to dislike." ⚫︎ 嫌われる (kirawareru) - to be disliked; to be hated ⚫︎ 嫌われる is the passive form of the verb 嫌う (kirau), which means "to dislike" or "to hate." Therefore, 嫌われる means "to be disliked" or "to be hated." The subject receives the negative emotion of someone else.

彼女は友達にとても好かれます。 ・Translation: She is liked very much by her friends. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the positive reception and liking that the subject ("she") receives from her friends. The particle に (ni) indicates that the friends are doing the liking.

先生は生徒に好かれます。 ・Translation: The teacher is liked by the students. ・Explanation: This sentence indicates that the teacher is well-regarded and favored by the students. Again, the particle に (ni) shows who is doing the liking.

The verb 好く (suku, to like) is derived from the adjective 好い (yoi/ii, meaning "good"). The etymology traces the development of the "good" quality and its association with the concept of liking or finding something desirable. The passive form, 好かれます, reflects the grammatical process of changing the verb into a passive voice to show that someone or something is receiving the action of liking.