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relationship, terms, connection (between people)
The nature of the relationship or connection between two or more people. Focuses on the quality or closeness of the relationship.
親しい間柄だ。
We are on close terms.
二人はどんな間柄ですか。
What kind of relationship do those two have?
何でも言い合える間柄になりたい。
I want to be on terms where we can say anything to each other.
上司と部下という間柄を超えて、信頼し合っている。
They trust each other beyond the boss-subordinate relationship.
間柄 describes the nature or quality of a relationship between people.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 親しい間柄 (close relationship)
- どんな間柄 (what kind of relationship)
- 間柄を超えて (beyond the relationship)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 関係: broader term for "relationship" including non-personal contexts
- 間柄: specifically about interpersonal relationships and their quality
- 仲: focuses on how well people get along (仲がいい = on good terms)