馴な染じみ

な

じ

み

Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Refers to a state of being well-acquainted with a person, place, or thing through repeated contact. Often used in phrases like 馴染みの店 (a familiar shop) or 馴染みになる (to become familiar with).

彼かれはこの店みせの馴な染じみの客きゃくだ。
He is a regular customer at this shop.
彼かれとは昔むかしからの馴な染じみだ。
He is an old acquaintance of mine.

See all 25 example sentences ›

Usage patterns

馴な染じみの店みせa shop one frequents and knows well
この店みせは昔むかしからの馴な染じみの店みせだ。
This shop is one I've been a regular at for a long time.
馴な染じみになるto become familiar (with someone or something)
何なん度ども会あって彼かれとはすっかり馴な染じみになった。
After meeting many times, I became quite familiar with him.
馴な染じみが薄うすいto be unfamiliar with something
この単たん語ごはまだ馴な染じみが薄うすい。
This word is still unfamiliar to me.
〈人ひと〉に馴な染じみがあるto be familiar to someone
この曲きょくは多おおくの人ひとに馴な染じみがある。
This song is familiar to many people.
馴な染じみの客きゃくa regular customer
彼かれはこの店みせの馴な染じみの客きゃくだ。
He is a regular customer at this shop.

Expressions

知しらぬ仏ほとけより馴な染じみの鬼おにbetter the devil you know than the devil you don't
知しらぬ神かみより馴な染じみの鬼おにbetter the devil you know than the devil you don't; a familiar ogre is better than an unknown god

Kanji

馴get used to, experienced, tamed
染dye, color, paint

Related words

親したしみN2
親しみ emphasizes a feeling of closeness or friendliness, while 馴染み focuses on familiarity through repeated experience.
慣なれN1
慣れ is the act of getting used to something, often a skill or routine, while 馴染み implies a deeper, more personal familiarity.
知しり合あいN3
知り合い refers to a person you know, while 馴染み refers to the state of being familiar with a person, place, or thing.
常じょう連れん
常連 stresses how often someone shows up somewhere, while 馴染み stresses long-standing familiarity with the place or person, even if visits aren't frequent.

Opposites

疎そ遠えんN1
疎遠 describes a relationship that has become distant or estranged, whereas 馴染み describes being close and familiar through frequent contact.

Word family

おなじみ
familiar; well-known; regular · old acquaintance; old friend; regular
古ふる馴な染じみ
old friend; long-standing acquaintance
耳みみ馴な染じみ
familiar to the ear; well-known sound
馴な染じみ深ぶかい
very familiar; well-acquainted

Written forms

馴な染じみUsage35%
Standard kanji spelling.
なじみUsage62%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing.
馴な染じみUsage3%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; less common but still encountered.
馴なじみUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not used in normal writing.
ナジミUsage<1%

Etymology

Derived from the verb 馴染む (なじむ), meaning 'to become familiar with' or 'to adapt to'. The noun form 馴染み nominalizes this state of familiarity.