親近感 (shinkinkan) Japanese meaning: affinity | Kotomora感
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Even though it was our first meeting, I somehow felt a sense of closeness with him.
When I heard we were from the same hometown, I suddenly felt an affinity.
Usage patterns
〈人〉に親近感を持つto feel a sense of closeness toward someone
Learning we were from the same hometown, I felt a sense of closeness to him.
〈人〉に親近感を覚えるto feel a sudden sense of affinity toward someone
Even though it was our first meeting, I somehow felt an affinity toward him.
〈人〉との親近感が増すthe sense of closeness with someone grows
〈物〉に親近感があるto feel a sense of affinity toward something
There's something about that dialect that feels familiar to me.
As we talked many times, my sense of closeness with her grew.
