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親疎 (shinso) Japanese meaning: degree of intimacy | Kotomora
じ 字 Furigana
Kanji 親 parent, intimacy, relative 疎 alienate, rough, neglect Related words 親しん 密みつ 親密 means 'intimacy' or 'close friendship,' focusing on closeness, while 親疎 covers the whole spectrum from closeness to distance.
疎そ 遠えん 疎遠 means 'estrangement' or 'growing distant,' emphasizing the distant end of the spectrum, whereas 親疎 is a neutral term for the degree of intimacy.
Etymology Compound of 親 (しん, 'close, intimate') and 疎 (そ, 'distant, estranged'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is formed from two contrasting kanji to express the concept of closeness versus distance.
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かれ
は
相あい
手て
と
の
親しん
疎そ
に
よっ
て
態たい
度ど
を
変か
える
。
He changes his attitude depending on the degree of intimacy with the other person.