馴(な)れ馴(な)れしい

なれなれしい
i-adjective
overly familiar, too friendly
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present馴(な)れ馴(な)れしい馴(な)れ馴(な)れしくない
Past馴(な)れ馴(な)れしかった馴(な)れ馴(な)れしくなかった
て form馴(な)れ馴(な)れしくて馴(な)れ馴(な)れしくなくて
Adverbial馴(な)れ馴(な)れしく—
Conditional ば馴(な)れ馴(な)れしければ馴(な)れ馴(な)れしくなければ
Conditional たら馴(な)れ馴(な)れしかったら馴(な)れ馴(な)れしくなかったら
1. overly familiar, inappropriately casual
Being too friendly or casual with someone you don't know well enough; lacking appropriate social distance.
初対面(しょたいめん)なのに馴(な)れ馴(な)れしい態度(たいど)を取(と)る人(ひと)は苦手(にがて)だ。
I don't like people who act overly familiar even though we've just met.
馴(な)れ馴(な)れしく話(はな)しかけないでください。
Please don't talk to me in such a familiar way.
彼(かれ)の馴(な)れ馴(な)れしさに困(こま)っている。
I'm troubled by how overly familiar he is.
客(きゃく)に対(たい)して馴(な)れ馴(な)れしい口調(くちょう)は失礼(しつれい)だ。
Using an overly casual tone with customers is rude.

馴(な)れ馴(な)れしい is an i-adjective formed by doubling 馴(な)れる (to become familiar) with the suffix ～しい.

FORMS:

  • Adverbial: 馴(な)れ馴(な)れしく
  • Noun form: 馴(な)れ馴(な)れしさ

USAGE NOTE:
Always carries a negative connotation. It criticizes someone for not maintaining appropriate social boundaries. In Japanese culture, which values proper social distance based on relationship levels, this trait is considered impolite.

COLLOCATIONS:

  • 馴(な)れ馴(な)れしい態度(たいど) - overly familiar attitude
  • 馴(な)れ馴(な)れしい口調(くちょう) - overly casual tone
  • 馴(な)れ馴(な)れしく接(せっ)する - to treat someone too familiarly

ORTHOGRAPHY:
Often written in hiragana as なれなれしい. The kanji 馴(な)れ is the same as in 馴染(なじ)む (to become accustomed).

Related Words

Related: 慣(な)れる (to get used to)
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Added 2026.1.18 16:37 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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