音読み: シン
訓読み: おや・したしい・
したしむ
画数: 16
部首: みる（見）
Meaning
Parent / Closeness / Oneself
- Basic forms
- 親しむ — to become familiar with / base
- 親しみます — become familiar / masu
- 親しんだ — became familiar / past
- 親しんで — getting familiar / te-form
- 親しまない — do not become familiar / negative
- 親しめば — if (you) become familiar / conditional
- Other forms
- 親しみたい — want to become familiar
- 親しめる — can become familiar
- 親しもう — let’s become familiar
親しむ（したしむ） is a godan verb ending in む.
It is used for emotional closeness or becoming familiar with something,
such as 「文化に親しむ」 or 「本に親しむ」.
- 親 — parent
- 両親 — parents
- 親しい — close / intimate
- 親切 — kindness
- 親友 — close friend
- 親類 — relatives
- 親権 — parental rights
- 肉親 — blood relative
- 親善 — goodwill
親 expresses both family relationships and emotional closeness. It is often used for trust, care, and familiarity beyond blood ties.