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JLPT N4 · More adjectives

親しい

したしい

close; intimate

Stroke order of 親しい

3 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

親 · 16 strokesし · 1 strokesい · 2 strokes

Memory trick

Stand (立) by a tree (木) and look (見) at relatives (親) close by.

Parts: 親 parent/close + しい kana

The characters in 親しい

  • 親 おや — parent (16 strokes)
  • し し — shi (1 strokes)
  • い い — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

彼とは親しい友達です。

かれとはしたしいともだちです。

He is a close friend of mine.

Words with 親

父親father母親mother両親parents親parent親切kind親戚relative親友best friend

More words: More adjectives

得意good at; strong point苦手poor at; weak point嫌unpleasant; disliked様々various素晴らしいwonderful硬いhard; stiff酷いcruel; terrible寝坊oversleeping

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