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親しい
したしい
N3
i-adjective
Meanings
1
intimate
2
close (e.g., friend)
3
close (e.g. friend)
4
familiar
5
friendly
6
familiar (e.g. story)
7
well-known (to one)
8
close (relatives)
Example sentence
犬は人間の最も親しい友達である。
Dogs are man's closest friends.
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Kanji in this word
親
Parent, Intimacy, Relative
16 strokes
More words with
親
父親
ちちおや ·
father
N3
母親
ははおや ·
mother
N3
親
おや ·
a parent
N4
両親
りょうしん ·
parents (lit., both parents)
N5
親子
おやこ ·
Full entry on Jisho
parent and child
親類
しんるい ·
relative(s) (same as 親戚 (しんせき))
N2
親善
しんぜん ·
friendship
N1
肉親
にくしん ·
blood relationship
N1
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