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    3. 親しい

    親しい

    親したし​い​

    close (e.g. friend)

    N3KMT8News #24+1CoreAdjectiveFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab19 strokes

    したしい

    Adjective

    1.
    close (e.g. friend), familiar, friendly, intimate
    2.
    familiar (e.g. story), well-known (to one)
    3.
    close (relatives), closely related

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    彼かの女じょとは親したしい関かん係けいです。

    I have a close relationship with her.

    KMT5Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    家か族ぞくとは親したしい時じ間かんを過すごすことが大たい切せつだ。

    It's important to spend quality time with family.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    彼かれとはもう10年ねん来らいの親したしい友ゆう人じんです。

    He has been a close friend of mine for ten years now.

    KMT8Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    彼かれは誰だれとでも親したしくなれる、とても社しゃ交こう的てきな人ひとだ。

    He is a very sociable person who can become close with anyone.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    親したしい間あいだ柄がらだからこそ、言いいにくいことも正しょう直じきに話はなせる。

    Precisely because we are close, I can honestly talk about things that are hard to say.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships

    Characters that make up this word

    親
    おや・おや-・した.しい・した.しむ…(4)
    parent・intimacy・relative・familiarity・dealer (cards)
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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