近ちかづき

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

acquaintance; getting to know someone

Almost always used with the honorific prefix お as お近づき. Refers to the act of becoming acquainted or the state of being an acquaintance, often in polite or formal contexts.

Usage patterns

お近ちかづきのしるしに〈物もの〉as a token of getting acquainted, (give/offer something)
お近ちかづきのしるしに、この本ほんをどうぞ。
Please accept this book as a token of our new acquaintance.

Expressions

お近ちかづきになるmake someone's acquaintance; get to know someone

Kanji

近near, early, akin
付adhere, attach, refer to

Related words

知しり合あいN3
知り合い is the plain, everyday word for an acquaintance, while お近づき (from 近づき) is a polite, often formal way of referring to the act or state of becoming acquainted.
面めん識しき
面識 is a formal term meaning simply having met or recognizing someone by face, whereas 近づき (お近づき) emphasizes the polite process of forming a new acquaintance.

Opposites

疎そ遠えんN1
疎遠 describes a relationship that has become distant or estranged, the opposite of the closeness implied by 近づき (お近づき) when getting to know someone.

Word family

近ちかづきがたいN1
unapproachable; inaccessible; hard to get close to
お近ちかづき
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance

Written forms

近ちかづきUsage55%
Standard kanji spelling; the 近付き form is also seen but less common.
近ちか付づきUsage45%
Alternate kanji spelling using 付; less frequent than 近づき.

Etymology

Noun form of the verb 近づく (to approach, to get close), with the honorific prefix お commonly attached.