親切

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See also: 亲切

Chinese

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dear; intimate; parent
dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring
 
close to; to cut; to slice
trad. (親切)
simp. (亲切)

Pronunciation

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Note: cing1 ciag4 - Shantou.
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Particularly: “Chaozhou cing1 ciêg4?”

Adjective

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親切

  1. close (to someone); dear (to someone's heart); near and dear
  2. kind; cordial; amiable

Synonyms

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  • (close):
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  • (cordial):
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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (親切):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 2
せつ
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
深切 (obsolete)

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese compound 親切亲切 (tshin tshet, literally blood relative + close).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(しん)(せつ) (shinsetsu-na (adnominal (しん)(せつ) (shinsetsu na), adverbial (しん)(せつ) (shinsetsu ni))

  1. kind, helpful, friendly, obliging

Inflection

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Noun

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(しん)(せつ) (shinsetsu

  1. kindness, helpfulness, friendliness

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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親切 (chinjeol) (hangeul 친절)

  1. hanja form? of 친절 (kindness, gentleness)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

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親切

  1. chữ Hán form of thân thiết (close, familiar).