親しみ
Meanings
1
familiarity; intimacy; affection
A warm feeling of closeness, friendliness, or approachability toward someone or something. Often used in phrases like 親しみを感じる (feel a sense of familiarity/affection) or 親しみやすい (easy to feel close to).
Her smile has a sense of warmth and approachability.
I feel a sense of familiarity with this town.
Usage patterns
- 〈人・物〉に親しみを感じるto feel a sense of familiarity/affection toward someone or something
I felt a sense of warmth toward the way he spoke.
- 〈人〉に親しみを持つto hold a feeling of closeness toward someone
The people in the neighborhood feel a warm familiarity with this shop owner.
- 親しみを込めて〈動詞〉to do something with warmth or affection
She greeted me warmly, with real affection.
- 〈物・事〉に親しみがあるto have a familiar, approachable quality
There's a curious warmth and approachability to this character.