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Word Meaning 親近

しんきん shinkin

親近 is read as しんきん (shinkin) and means close relation.

Meaning

English

  1. close relation
  2. close relative
  3. close friend
  4. personal retainer
  5. personal attendant
  6. close aide
  7. bonding
  8. becoming closer

Reading

Kana

しんきん

Romaji

shinkin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 敬遠,疎遠 Rank 108811 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

親近感

しんきんかん

affinity

近親

きんしん

near relative

近親結婚

きんしんけっこん

consanguineous marriage

近親調

きんしんちょう

related key

最近親

さいきんしん

nearest kin

近親交配

きんしんこうはい

inbreeding

遠くの親類より近くの他人

とおくのしんるいよりちかくのたにん

a neighbour is better than a relative living far

親子

おやこ

parent and child

親方

おやかた

foster parent

親

おや

(pet) owner

親族

しんぞく

relative

親しむ

したしむ

to be intimate with

Example Sentences

1

Not at all, that's perfectly fine. Calling each other by one's given name is a good thing; it produces a feeling of fellowship.