人ひと懐なつっこい

also: ひとなつこい

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人懐っこい · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	人ひと懐なつっこい	人ひと懐なつっこくない
Polite	人ひと懐なつっこいです	人ひと懐なつっこくないですalso 人ひと懐なつっこくありません
Past polite	人ひと懐なつっこかったです	人ひと懐なつっこくなかったですalso 人ひと懐なつっこくありませんでした
Past	人ひと懐なつっこかった	人ひと懐なつっこくなかった
Te-form	人ひと懐なつっこくて	人ひと懐なつっこくなくて
Adverbial	人ひと懐なつっこく
Conditional	人ひと懐なつっこければ	人ひと懐なつっこくなければ
Tara conditional	人ひと懐なつっこかったら	人ひと懐なつっこくなかったら

Meanings

i-adjective

friendly; sociable; affectionate (toward people)

Describes a person or animal that is naturally warm, approachable, and enjoys being around people. Often used for children or pets who are not shy with strangers.

彼かの女じょは人ひと懐なつっこい性せい格かくで、誰だれとでもすぐ仲なか良よくなる。
She has a friendly personality and quickly becomes friends with anyone.
この猫ねこは人ひと懐なつっこくて、知しらない人ひとにもすぐ寄よっていく。
This cat is very sociable and will approach even strangers right away.

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Usage patterns

人ひと懐なつっこい笑え顔がおa friendly, warm smile
彼かれは人ひと懐なつっこい笑え顔がおで私わたしたちを迎むかえてくれた。
He greeted us with a friendly, warm smile.
人ひと懐なつっこい性せい格かくa friendly, outgoing personality
その子こは人ひと懐なつっこい性せい格かくで、すぐに新あたらしい友とも達だちを作つくる。
That child has such a friendly personality that she quickly makes new friends.
人ひと懐なつっこい犬いぬa friendly, affectionate dog (toward people)
公こう園えんで人ひと懐なつっこい犬いぬが近ちかづいてきた。
A friendly dog came up to me in the park.
〈人ひと〉〉に人懐ひとなつっこく接せっするto approach/treat someone in a warm, friendly way
彼かの女じょは誰だれにでも人ひと懐なつっこく接せっする。
She treats everyone in a warm, friendly way.

Kanji

人person
懐feelings, heart, yearn

Related words

社しゃ交こう的てきN2
社交的 describes someone who is outgoing and enjoys socializing in groups, while 人懐っこい describes a warm, affectionate friendliness toward individuals, often used for children or animals.
愛あい想そがいい
愛想がいい describes pleasant, polite behavior in social interactions, while 人懐っこい implies a more genuine, instinctive warmth toward people.
気きさくN1
気さく describes an easygoing, approachable personality that puts others at ease, while 人懐っこい specifically highlights a natural affection for and closeness to people.

Opposites

よそよそしい
よそよそしい describes cold, distant behavior toward others, the opposite of the warm openness of 人懐っこい.
人ひと見み知しりN2
人見知り refers to being shy or wary around strangers, the opposite tendency to the open friendliness described by 人懐っこい.

Don't confuse with

人ひと恋こいしい
人恋しい means feeling lonely and longing for company, whereas 人懐っこい describes an outgoing, friendly personality; the two look similar but describe opposite emotional states.

Built from

人ひと+懐なつっこい

Written forms

人ひと懐なつっこい
Standard kanji spelling with the common reading ひとなつっこい.
人ひとなつっこい
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in everyday writing.
人ひと懐なつこい
Less common variant without the geminate consonant; reading ひとなつこい.
人ひとなつこい
Mixed kana-kanji variant without the geminate consonant; reading ひとなつこい.
ひとなつこい

Etymology

Compound of 人 (ひと, 'person') + 懐っこい (なつっこい), an emphatic or colloquial variant of 懐かしい (なつかしい, 'nostalgic, dear'). The root なつく means 'to become attached to', so the word literally suggests 'easily attached to people'.