Word Meaning 馴染

なじみ najimi

馴染 is read as なじみ (najimi) and means familiarity.

Meaning

English

  1. familiarity
  2. intimacy
  3. acquaintance

Reading

Kana

なじみ

Romaji

najimi

Writing Variants

  • 馴じみ なじみ najimi
  • 馴染み なじみ najimi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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馴染む

なじむ

to become familiar with

馴染ませる

なじませる

to blend (something) in

昔馴染

むかしなじみ

old friend

お馴染み

おなじみ

old acquaintance

古馴染み

ふるなじみ

old friend

知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼

しらぬほとけよりなじみのおに

better the devil you know than the devil you don't know

知らぬ神より馴染みの鬼

しらぬかみよりなじみのおに

better the devil you know than the devil you don't know

感染

かんせん

being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas)

汚染

おせん

pollution

伝染

でんせん

contagion

日和見感染

ひよりみかんせん

opportunistic infection