フレンドリー

also: ふれんどり

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Meanings

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A na-adjective used for people, places, services, or behavior that feels warm, easy to approach, or welcoming.

The staff at that shop are very friendly.

彼かの女じょは初しょ対たい面めんの人ひとにもフレンドリーに話はなしかける。

She speaks in a friendly way even to people she has just met.

〈人ひと〉にフレンドリーだto be friendly toward someone
彼かれは新しん入にゅう社しゃ員いんにもフレンドリーだ。
He's friendly even to new employees.
フレンドリーな雰ふん囲い気きa friendly atmosphere
そのカフェはフレンドリーな雰ふん囲い気きで人にん気きだ。
That cafe is popular for its friendly atmosphere.
フレンドリーに〈動どう詞し〉to do something in a friendly way
店てん員いんがフレンドリーに話はなしかけてきた。
The store clerk spoke to me in a friendly way.

親したしみやすい
親しみやすい is a native Japanese i-adjective emphasizing how easy someone is to feel close to, while フレンドリー is a borrowed word describing an outgoing, warm demeanor.
友ゆう好こう的てき
友好的 is more formal and objective, used for relations, attitudes, or policies, whereas フレンドリー is casual and personal.
気きさくN1
気さく describes someone's easygoing, open personality in everyday interactions, while フレンドリー is a broader loanword covering people, places, and services alike.

よそよそしい
よそよそしい means cold or distant in manner, the opposite of the warm approachability described by フレンドリー.

A katakana adjective; no language of origin is specified. The spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'friendly'.