English–Japanese

“familiarity” in Japanese

Japanese

Also親しみ (shitashimi)

Pronunciation

Romajinare

Example

この仕事には慣れが必要です。ko no shi goto ni wa na re ga hitsu yō de su

This job takes some getting used to.

Illustration for 慣れ (familiarity)

How to say “familiarity” in Japanese

“Familiarity” in Japanese is 慣れ (nare).

It marks the shift from finding something unfamiliar or difficult to handling it with little conscious effort.

Full entry for 慣れ: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 慣れ

新しい環境への慣れには、少し時間がかかります。atara shi i kan kyō e no na re ni wa suko shi ji kan ga ka ka ri ma su

Getting used to a new environment takes some time.

Tips for using 慣れ

  • Unlike 経験 (keiken), which can mean "experience" as a record of what happened, 慣れ (nare) highlights the ease that repeated experience creates.

Other Japanese words for “familiarity”

この町には親しみを感じます。ko no machi ni wa shita shi mi o kan ji ma su

I feel a sense of familiarity with this town.

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