親しい (Shitashii) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “close (e.g. friend), familiar, friendly, intimate”.
Meanings
- i-adjectiveclose (e.g. friend); familiar; friendly; intimate
- i-adjectivefamiliar (e.g. story); well-known (to one)
- i-adjectiveclose (relatives); closely related
Examples
彼は親しい友人だ。
He is my close friend.
彼とは親しい間柄だ。
I'm on good terms with him.
親しさは侮りを生む。
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).