親しん切せつ

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Describes a person, action, or attitude that is warm, thoughtful, and helpful toward others. Often used for small acts of kindness.

彼かれはとても親しん切せつな人ひとです。
He is a very kind person.
親しん切せつに道みちを教おしえてくれた。
They kindly showed me the way.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に親しん切せつにするto be kind to someone
彼かれはいつも新あたらしい社しゃ員いんに親しん切せつにする。
He is always kind to new employees.
親しん切せつな〈人ひと〉a kind person
駅えきで親しん切せつな人ひとが道みちを教おしえてくれた。
A kind person showed me the way at the station.
〈人ひと〉の親しん切せつに感かん謝しゃするto be grateful for someone's kindness
彼かの女じょの親しん切せつに心こころから感かん謝しゃしている。
I'm deeply grateful for her kindness.
ご親しん切せつに〈動どう詞し〉kindly (do something) — polite expression of thanks
ご親しん切せつに案あん内ないしていただき、ありがとうございました。
Thank you kindly for showing me around.

Kanji

親parent, intimacy, relative
切cut, cutoff, be sharp
深deep, heighten, intensify

Related words· 9

優やさしいN5
優しい emphasizes a gentle, tender nature, while 親切 focuses on active helpfulness and consideration toward others.
思おもいやりN3
思いやり is a noun describing deep, often unspoken thoughtfulness or compassion, whereas 親切 can describe concrete, visible acts of kindness.
懇こん意い
親切 is the modern, common word for kindness or helpfulness, while the dated second sense of 懇意 refers to a similar benevolent goodwill.
厚こう意いN1
親切 is a general, everyday word for kindness or helpfulness, while 厚意 is a more formal term used to describe goodwill received from someone, often in expressions of thanks.

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好こう意いN1
親切 emphasizes concrete kind actions or a helpful nature, while 好意 focuses more on the underlying goodwill or favorable feeling behind such acts.
懇こん切せつ
親切 describes everyday kindness or helpfulness in a general sense, while 懇切 is a more formal word stressing detailed, painstaking care in explanation or instruction.
丁てい寧ねいN4
親切 stresses kindness and helpfulness toward others, whereas 丁寧 stresses respectful, careful manner or attention to detail.
せっかくN3
親切 is a general word for kindness or generosity, while せっかく in this sense specifically marks a kind act as one that shouldn't go unappreciated.
親したしみN2
親切 is kindness or helpfulness toward others, while 親しみ is a feeling of closeness or familiarity.

Opposites

冷つめたいN5
冷たい describes a cold, unkind attitude toward others, the opposite of the warm helpfulness of 親切.
意い地じ悪わるN3
親切 means 'kind' or 'considerate', the direct opposite of 意地悪's 'mean' or 'nasty'.
不ふ親しん切せつN1
親切 means kind and helpful, while 不親切 describes the lack of that quality—unkind or unhelpful.
冷れい淡たんN1
親切 describes kind, considerate treatment of others, the direct opposite of the coldness or unkindness described by 冷淡.

Don't confuse with

親しん密みつN1
親切 shares the kanji 親 but means 'kind' or 'considerate,' not 'intimate' like 親密.
おせっかいN1
親切 is genuine, welcome kindness, while おせっかい is kindness or help that crosses into unwanted meddling.
親しん善ぜんN1
親切 means personal kindness toward someone, while 親善 refers to goodwill between countries or groups, not individual acts of kindness.

Word family

不ふ親しん切せつN1
unkind; unfriendly; inconsiderate
親しん切せつ心しん
kindness; kindheartedness
親しん切せつ気ぎ
kindheartedness; kindly disposition
親しん切せつごかし
feigned kindness; pretending to be kind for self-serving reasons

Written forms

親しん切せつUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
深しん切せつUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should use 親切 instead.
しんせつUsage1%

Etymology

The kanji 親 (parent, intimate) and 切 (cut, earnest) combine to suggest an earnest, close concern for others. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound has long been used to mean kindness.