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Japanese
Etymology
Compound of Old Japanese-derived elements 間 (aida, “between; relations”) + 柄 (-gara, “quality, characteristics”).
Pronunciation
Noun
間柄 • (aidagara) ←あひだがら (afidagara)?
- a relationship
- 親子の間柄は難しいです。
- Oyako no aidagara wa muzukashii desu.
- The parent-child relationship is difficult.
- terms, as in friendly or hostile
- 喧嘩するくせに、その二人は意外とすごくいい間柄となっている。
- Kenka suru kuse ni, sono futari wa igai to sugoku ii aidagara to natte iru.
- Though they fight, those two are surprisingly on very good terms.
Usage notes
間柄 describes relationships between people. For broader usage (e.g relationship between Chinese and Japanese language), use 関係.
See also
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN