おなじみ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

polite (teineigo)usually written using kana alone

Polite, often used attributively with の to describe something or someone familiar and well-known. Can refer to a regular customer or favorite thing.

お馴な染じみの〈人ひと〉the familiar/well-known (person)
会かい場じょうにはお馴な染じみの顔かおがたくさんあった。
There were many familiar faces at the venue.
〈場ば所しょ〉でお馴な染じみになるto become a regular at a place
彼かれはこの店みせでお馴な染じみになった。
He became a regular at this shop.
お馴な染じみの〈物もの〉the familiar/well-known (thing)
これはテレビでお馴な染じみの俳はい優ゆうです。
This is an actor familiar from TV.
〈人ひと〉とお馴な染じみになるto become familiar/acquainted with someone
彼かの女じょとはすぐにお馴な染じみになった。
I quickly became well acquainted with her.

常じょう連れん sense 2
常連 specifically means a regular customer at a shop or bar, while お馴染み is broader and can describe any familiar person, thing, or regular.
定てい番ばん sense 1
定番 describes a standard, staple item that never goes out of fashion, whereas お馴染み focuses on being familiar or well-known through repeated exposure.
有ゆう名めいN5sense 1
有名 simply means famous, while お馴染み implies a warm, personal familiarity built up over time rather than just public recognition.

珍めずらしいN4sense 1
珍しい means rare or unfamiliar, the opposite of お馴染み's sense of being well-known and familiar.

お馴な染じみ
Kanji spelling with honorific prefix お; seen in some contexts but kana is preferred.
御お馴な染じみ
Formal kanji spelling using 御; rarely used in modern writing.

Polite form of 馴染み (なじみ, 'familiarity, regular customer'), with the honorific prefix お added.