Meaning of 親切 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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親切, 深切JLPT 4
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Kana Readingしんせつ
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Romajishinsetsu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- kindness; gentleness
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Example Sentences
親切, 深切, しんせつ used in context
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He kindly answered questions.
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Be kind to old people.
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Be kind to old people.
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We must be as kind to old people as possible.
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Nothing is more comforting than kindness offered to us while traveling.
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Helping a blind man is an act of kindness.
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Kanji found in this word
deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen
On: シン
Kun: ふか.い, -ぶか.い, ふか.まる, ふか.める, み-
11 strokes
parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
On: シン
Kun: おや, おや-, した.しい, した.しむ
16 strokes
cut, cutoff, be sharp
On: セツ, サイ
Kun: き.る, -き.る, き.り, -き.り, -ぎ.り, き.れる, -き.れる, き.れ, -き.れ, -ぎ.れ
4 strokes
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