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JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

親したしむ

shitashimu

to become familiar with, to befriend

Used with people, arts, and activities. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. メアリーは持もち前まえの優やさしい性格せいかくから級友きゅうゆうたちから親したしまれた。

    Mary’s kind nature quickly won her the friendship of her classmates.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. これがきっかけで茶道さどうに親したしむようになる。

    This served as a starting point for Yae’s interest in the tea ceremony.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 幼おさないころより武芸ぶげいに親したしむ。

    From early in his childhood he became intimately acquainted with the martial arts.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 親

  • 親parent; intimacyOnシンKunおや・おや-・したしい

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