親切(しんせつ)

しんせつ
na-adjective
kind, friendly
1. kind, friendly, helpful
Showing care and consideration for others. Describes a person or their behavior as warm and helpful.
彼女(かのじょ)は親切(しんせつ)な人(ひと)です。
She is a kind person.
道(みち)を親切(しんせつ)に教(おし)えてくれました。
They kindly showed me the way.
Adverbial use with に
ご親切(しんせつ)にありがとうございます。
Thank you for your kindness.
Formal expression of gratitude
彼(かれ)は親切(しんせつ)すぎて、時々(ときどき)おせっかいに思(おも)われることもある。
He's so kind that sometimes people think he's being nosy.
日本(にほん)に来(き)たばかりの時(とき)、周(まわ)りの人(ひと)たちが親切(しんせつ)にしてくれて、とても助(たす)かった。
When I first came to Japan, the people around me were kind to me and it really helped.

親切(しんせつ) is a na-adjective meaning kind or helpful.

FORMS:

  • Modifier: 親切(しんせつ)な人(ひと) (a kind person)
  • Predicate: 親切(しんせつ)だ/です
  • Adverbial: 親切(しんせつ)に教(おし)える (kindly teach)
  • Noun: 親切(しんせつ) (kindness)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • ご親切(しんせつ)にありがとうございます: thank you for your kindness (polite)
  • 親切(しんせつ)にする: to be kind (to someone)
  • 親切(しんせつ)にしてくれる: to be kind to me/us

CONTRAST:

  • 不親切(ふしんせつ): unkind, unhelpful
  • 優(やさ)しい: gentle, kind (warmer, more emotional)
  • 親切(しんせつ): kind, helpful (more about actions and consideration)

NOTE:
親切(しんせつ) focuses on helpfulness in actions, while 優(やさ)しい is broader and includes emotional gentleness.

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Added 2026.1.7 21:51 · Revised 2026.3.27 4:36
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