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間柄 (あいだがら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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間あいだ
柄がら
です
。
I have a close relationship with him.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 と 〈 人ひと 〉 は 〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 間あいだ 柄がら だ the two people are in a [close/friendly/etc.] relationship
He and I are on close terms.
〈 人ひと 〉 と 〈 相あい 手て 〉 という 間あいだ 柄がら a relationship of X and Y (specifying the roles/kind of relationship)
Even though they're boss and subordinate, they sometimes go drinking together.
間あいだ 柄がら にある to be in a certain kind of relationship
The two of them are in the relationship of childhood friends.
対たい 等とう な 間あいだ 柄がら an equal relationship
The two of them work together on equal terms.
Related words 関係 is a broad term for any kind of connection, personal or abstract, while 間柄 is used specifically for the nature of a relationship between people.
仲 is a casual word for how two people get along (e.g. 仲がいい), while 間柄 is more formal and describes the category or nature of the relationship.
交際 specifically means dating or ongoing social association between people, whereas 間柄 is a neutral term for the type of relationship, not limited to romance.
Written forms 間あいだ 柄がら Usage 96%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
あいだがら Usage 3%
間あいだ がら Usage 1%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; occasionally seen but less common than 間柄.
Etymology Compound of 間 (あいだ, 'space between') and 柄 (がら, 'pattern' or 'nature'), literally 'the nature of the space between people'.