Equivalent of someone's valentine


How would I describe the designated object of someone's affections on
Valentine's Day?

The meaning I'm referring to is [meaning 2 on
Wiktionary](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/valentine#English):

> A person to whom a valentine is given or received, especially on February
> 14th.
>
> Won't you be my valentine?

[Goo.ne](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/ej3/91372/m0u/valentine/) and
[Yahoo!
Japan](http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=valentine&dtype=1&dname=1na&stype=0&pagenum=1&index=077754000)
describe the concept in Japanese as

> この祭日に選ばれる恋人；（一般に）恋人.

Is there a word for this concept in Japanese, and if so, what is it?

If it's relevant, it's being used to describe a guy in Japan, rather than a
woman in western countries.




I think the closest word would be 本命, although the meaning might be a bit
different.

本命 refers to the person the women is confessing her love by giving him
chocolate at Valentine. It's probably close to the English word "Crush",
although it is implied that the woman is actively trying to get together with
him.

As for the phrase `Won't you be my valentine?`, I think `本命チョコ受け取って` could be
the closest. Note however that this sounds more juvenile compared to `Won't
you be my valentine?`.

These special chocolates are called 本命チョコ and are distinguishable from 義理チョコ
by how fancy it is, how intricate the wrapping is, what the content of the
accompanying message card is etc. (Just about any Japanese male can write a
book on how to distinguish 本命チョコ from 義理チョコ ;)

For most Japanese women, valentine day is pretty much the only occasion where
they can confess their love to men (instead of vice versa), so it's very
significant. Japanese teenagers are particularly obsessed with 本命チョコ in
Valentine season.




I think the closest word would be 本命, although the meaning might be a bit
different.

本命 refers to the person the women is confessing her love by giving him
chocolate at Valentine. It's probably close to the English word "Crush",
although it is implied that the woman is actively trying to get together with
him.

As for the phrase `Won't you be my valentine?`, I think `本命チョコ受け取って` could be
the closest. Note however that this sounds more juvenile compared to `Won't
you be my valentine?`.

These special chocolates are called 本命チョコ and are distinguishable from 義理チョコ
by how fancy it is, how intricate the wrapping is, what the content of the
accompanying message card is etc. (Just about any Japanese male can write a
book on how to distinguish 本命チョコ from 義理チョコ ;)

For most Japanese women, valentine day is pretty much the only occasion where
they can confess their love to men (instead of vice versa), so it's very
significant. Japanese teenagers are particularly obsessed with 本命チョコ in
Valentine season.

