親切

See also: 亲切

Chinese

 
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) 親 切
simp. (亲切) 亲 切

Pronunciation


Note: cing1 ciag4 - Shantou.

Adjective

親切

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

Synonyms

  • (close):
  • (cordial):

Derived terms

  • 倍感親切/倍感亲切
  • 親切感/亲切感

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (親切):

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

親(しん)切(せつ) • (shinsetsu) -na (adnominal 親(しん)切(せつ)な (shinsetsu na), adverbial 親(しん)切(せつ)に (shinsetsu ni))

  1. kind, helpful, friendly, obliging

Inflection

Noun

親(しん)切(せつ) • (shinsetsu) 

  1. kindness, helpfulness, friendliness

Antonyms

Derived terms

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
親切

Noun

親切 • (chinjeol) (hangeul 친절)

  1. Hanja form? of 친절 (“kindness, gentleness”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
親切

Adjective

親切

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