1.
affection; intimacy; familiarity; friendliness
A warm, friendly feeling toward someone or something. The sense of closeness or approachability that makes someone feel comfortable.
親しみを感じる。
To feel a sense of familiarity.
あの先生は親しみやすい人だ。
That teacher is an approachable person.
地元の方言を聞くと、懐かしさと親しみがこみ上げてくる。
When I hear the local dialect, nostalgia and a warm sense of familiarity well up inside me.
The noun form of the verb 親しむ (to feel close to, to be familiar with). Describes a warm, approachable quality in people, places, or things.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 親しみを感じる: to feel familiarity/affection
- 親しみを込めて: with affection, affectionately
- 親しみやすい: approachable, easy to feel close to
- 親しみのある笑顔: a friendly smile
- 親しみが湧く: to feel warmth toward someone
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 愛着: attachment (deeper emotional bond, often to objects or places)
- 好意: goodwill, favorable feeling (more formal; can imply romantic interest)
- 親近感: feeling of closeness (similar but slightly more formal; often used toward public figures)