人懐(ひとなつ)っこい

ひとなつっこい
i-adjective
friendly, sociable, approachable
personality
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present人懐(ひとなつ)っこい人懐(ひとなつ)っこくない
Past人懐(ひとなつ)っこかった人懐(ひとなつ)っこくなかった
て form人懐(ひとなつ)っこくて人懐(ひとなつ)っこくなくて
Adverbial人懐(ひとなつ)っこく—
Conditional ば人懐(ひとなつ)っこければ人懐(ひとなつ)っこくなければ
Conditional たら人懐(ひとなつ)っこかったら人懐(ひとなつ)っこくなかったら
1. friendly, sociable, approachable
Describes a person or animal that naturally warms up to people and is easy to get along with. Implies an endearing, open quality.
人懐(ひとなつ)っこい笑顔(えがお)だ。
That's a warm, friendly smile.
あの犬(いぬ)は人懐(ひとなつ)っこくて、誰(だれ)にでも尻尾(しっぽ)を振(ふ)る。
That dog is so friendly that it wags its tail at everyone.
彼女(かのじょ)は人懐(ひとなつ)っこい性格(せいかく)で、初対面(しょたいめん)の人(ひと)ともすぐに仲良(なかよ)くなる。
She has such a sociable personality that she quickly becomes friends with people she meets for the first time.

Etymology

人(ひと) (person) + 懐(なつ)く (to become attached to) + っこい (adjective suffix indicating tendency). Literally describes someone who tends to warm up to people.

Usage

Always positive. Used for both people and animals, especially pets. Common collocations include 人懐(ひとなつ)っこい笑顔(えがお) (a warm smile) and 人懐(ひとなつ)っこい性格(せいかく) (a friendly personality).

Related Words

Related: 懐(なつ)く (to become attached)
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Added 2026.2.11 21:59 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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