親したしい

i-adjective

close; friendly; intimate

Most commonly describes a close, friendly, or familiar relationship between people. Often used in patterns such as 親しい友人, 親しい間柄, and 〜と親しい.

• 彼かれとは学がく生せい時じ代だいから親したしい。

  I have been close to him since our student days.

• 親したしい友ゆう人じんだけを夕ゆう食しょくに招まねいた。

  I invited only close friends to dinner.

i-adjective

familiar; well-known to one

Used when a story, tune, place, topic, or other thing feels familiar or personally well-known. This is less about friendship and more about a sense of familiarity.

• その歌うたは子こ供どものころから耳みみに親したしい。

  That song has been familiar to my ears since childhood.

i-adjective

close as relatives; closely related

Can describe relatives or family connections that are close or closely related; in real use this often overlaps with emotional closeness or a close social tie.

• 葬そう儀ぎには親したしい親しん族ぞくだけが集あつまった。

  Only close relatives gathered for the funeral.