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.
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