慣れ親しむ
なれしたしむ
verb-godan
to become familiar with; to get accustomed to
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 慣れ親しむ | 慣れ親しまない |
| Present polite | 慣れ親しみます | 慣れ親しみません |
| Past | 慣れ親しんだ | 慣れ親しまなかった |
| Past polite | 慣れ親しみました | 慣れ親しみませんでした |
| て form | 慣れ親しんで | 慣れ親しまなくて |
| ている present | 慣れ親しんでいる | 慣れ親しんでいない |
| ている polite | 慣れ親しんでいます | 慣れ親しんでいません |
| ている past | 慣れ親しんでいた | 慣れ親しんでいなかった |
| ている past polite | 慣れ親しんでいました | 慣れ親しんでいませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 慣れ親しめば | 慣れ親しまなければ |
| Conditional たら | 慣れ親しんだら | 慣れ親しまなかったら |
| Volitional | 慣れ親しもう | — |
| Volitional polite | 慣れ親しみましょう | — |
| Potential | 慣れ親しめる | 慣れ親しめない |
| Passive | 慣れ親しまれる | 慣れ親しまれない |
| Causative | 慣れ親しませる | 慣れ親しませない |
| Imperative | 慣れ親しめ | 慣れ親しむな |
1.
to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
To become thoroughly familiar with something through long exposure, developing a sense of comfort and attachment.
慣れ親しんだ味。
A taste one has grown familiar with.
子どもの頃から慣れ親しんだ場所だ。
It's a place I've been familiar with since childhood.
長年慣れ親しんだ土地を離れるのは寂しい。
It's sad to leave the land I've been familiar with for many years.
慣れ親しむ means to become deeply familiar with something through long, affectionate exposure — building a sense of attachment, not just routine.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 自動詞 (intransitive)
- Particle pattern: ～に慣れ親しむ (to become familiar with ～)
- A compound verb formed from 慣れる (to get used to) + 親しむ (to feel close to). The combination conveys both familiarity and emotional warmth.
ASPECT (ている):
- The past form 慣れ親しんだ (used as a noun-modifier) is by far the most common form in real text: 'familiar, beloved, long-cherished.'
- Less commonly seen in present-tense form.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 慣れ親しんだ味: a familiar (and beloved) taste
- 慣れ親しんだ土地: a familiar (and dear) place
- 慣れ親しんだ環境: a familiar environment
- 幼い頃から慣れ親しんでいる: to have been familiar with since childhood
- 日本文化に慣れ親しむ: to become familiar with Japanese culture
SIMILAR VERBS:
- 慣れる: to get used to (purely about adjustment, no emotional warmth).
- 親しむ: to feel close to, to enjoy (often used with arts, books, nature).
- 馴染む: to fit in, to settle into (similar feel, somewhat broader).