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慣れ親しむ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 慣れ親しむ.

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Entry

慣れ親しむなれ親しむ馴れ親しむなれしたしむIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #16832
1

to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love

Examples
今まで慣れ親しんできた生活習慣を捨てると言うのは、本当に大変なことだ。
It's really hard to turn your back on your way of life.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

慣

accustomed, get used to, become experienced

14 strokesFrequency 1,177JLPT N2Grade 5

On

カン

Kun

な.れるな.らす
親

parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

16 strokesFrequency 406JLPT N3Grade 2

On

シン

Kun

おやおや-した.しいした.しむ

Nanori

ぎちかのり
馴

get used to, experienced, tamed

13 strokesGrade 9

On

ジュンシュンクン

Kun

な.れるな.らすしたが.う

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