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親(した)しく

したしくshitashiku

Rare or specialisedAdverb

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. adverb

    closely; intimately

    See also: 親(ちか)しい

    トムとは長(なが)年(ねん)にわたって親(した)しくしている。

    • I've been friends with Tom for many years.
  2. personally; in person

    Note: referring to someone of higher status

  3. directly (experience); at first-hand

Example sentences 8

田(た)中(なか)さんは、私(わたし)が大(だい)学(がく)にいた頃(ころ)から親(した)しくしていた友(とも)達(だち)です。

  • Tanaka is a friend I've been close with since my university days.

彼(かれ)は先(せん)月(げつ)、新(あたら)しい会(かい)社(しゃ)に入(にゅう)社(しゃ)したばかりだったので、まだ周(しゅう)囲(い)の人(ひと)たちと親(した)しくなれていませんでした。

  • Since he had only just joined the new company last month, he hadn't become close with the people around him yet.

トムとは長(なが)年(ねん)にわたって親(した)しくしている。

  • I've been friends with Tom for many years.

Words:長(なが)年(ねん)にわたって親(した)しく

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