Vocabulary

What does 親しい (したしい, shitashii) mean?

親しい (したしい, shitashii) means close, intimate (friendship).

Quick facts
Readingしたしい
Romajishitashii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
したしい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshitashii

close, intimate (friendship)

  1. 1i-adjective close (e.g. friend); familiar; friendly
  2. 2i-adjective familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one)
  3. 3i-adjective close (relatives); closely related

Example sentences

  • I've been close with him since high school.

  • I consulted a close friend.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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