Word Meaning 親しい

したしい shitashii

親しい is read as したしい (shitashii) and means close (relatives).

Meaning

English

  1. close (relatives)
  2. closely related
  3. familiar (e.g. story)
  4. well-known (to one)
  5. close (e.g. friend)
  6. familiar
  7. friendly
  8. intimate

Reading

Kana

したしい

Romaji

shitashii

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 疎い Rank 6116 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

親子

おやこ

parent and child

親方

おやかた

foster parent

おや

(pet) owner

親族

しんぞく

relative

親しむ

したしむ

to be intimate with

親切

しんせつ

kind

親日

しんにち

pro-Japanese

親しみ

したしみ

intimacy

親友

しんゆう

close friend

親父

おやじ

grizzly bear

親バカ

おやばか

over-fond parent

Example Sentences

10

かれとはしたしいなかではありません。

I am not very close with him.

He is my close friend.

He's been friendly with my kid brother.

Tom and Mary are extremely close.

He is my closest friend; we are like brothers.

The two boys became intimate friends at the camp.

Are you closer to your mother or to your father?

No matter how close we may be, I cannot ask him to do that.

At one time we were enemies, but we've buried the hatchet and we are now on friendly terms with each other.

You can use "Koko suwatte mo ii?" when asking a friend or someone close to you.