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懇親 (こんしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
friendly relations ; fellowship ; getting acquainted
A formal noun for building or maintaining friendly, close relations among members of a group. Often used in set phrases such as 懇親を深める and compounds such as 懇親会.
懇こん 親しん を 兼か ね て 、 部ぶ 署しょ 全ぜん 員いん で 昼ちゅう 食しょく を 取と っ た 。
The whole department had lunch together, partly to get to know one another better.
Kanji 懇 sociable, kind, courteous 親 parent, intimacy, relative Similar words 親しん 睦ぼく Very close in meaning; 親睦 is also common for friendly relations within a group, while 懇親 often sounds slightly more formal and event-oriented.
友ゆう 情じょう 友情 is personal friendship or affection between friends; 懇親 is more about cultivating cordial relations, especially in organizations or meetings.
交こう 流りゅう 交流 emphasizes interaction or exchange between people or groups; 懇親 emphasizes becoming friendly or intimate through that contact.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 懇, associated with sincerity and cordiality, and 親, associated with closeness or intimacy. The spelling transparently reflects the modern meaning, but this is a component explanation rather than a detailed historical derivation.
