Word details
親しい
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 親しい.
Dictionary
Entry
1
close (e.g. friend); familiar; friendly; intimate
Examples
犬は人間の最も親しい友達である。
Dogs are man's closest friends.
ジョンは私の親しい友人です。
John is a good friend of mine.
2
familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one)
3
close (relatives); closely related
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
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
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