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馴れ初め (なれそめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun
how a romance began ; the start of a love story
Refers to the circumstances or story of how a couple first met and started their romantic relationship. Often used in the phrase 馴れ初めを話す (to tell the story of how one met one's partner).
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The start of my romance with her was through a friend's introduction.
Written forms 馴な れ 初そ め Usage 42%
なれそめ Usage 54%
なれ 初そ め Usage 4%
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Kanji 馴 get used to, experienced, tamed Etymology Compound of 馴れ (nare, 'getting used to, familiar', from verb 馴れる nareru) and 初め (some, 'beginning'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely refers to the initial stage of becoming familiar or intimate with someone.
