JapanLingo

親しいしたしい

shitashii

close (relationship)

N3

How to remember this word

When you meet 親しい in real text, pause on it once — meeting “close (relationship)” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.

Example sentences

Example 1

kare to wa gakusei no toki kara shitashii desu.

He and I have been close since we were students.

Example 2

shitashii douryou ga iru to, shokuba ga tanoshiku narimasu.

When you have close coworkers, the workplace becomes enjoyable.