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JLPT N4
親切

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

親切 — “kind, gentle, considerate”

親切 (read しんせつ) means kind, gentle, considerate. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a な-adjective.

Reading

しんせつ

Meaning

kind, gentle, considerate

親切 in a sentence

知らしらない人ひとがとても親切しんせつでした。

A stranger was very kind.

The kanji in 親切

親parent; close/intimate
切to cut

Words that share a kanji with 親切

両親りょうしん— parents (lit., both parents)
親しいしたしい— close, intimate, friendly
親おや— parent(s)
親戚しんせき— relative, relation
親友しんゆう— close friend, best friend
父親ちちおや— father
母親ははおや— mother
親指おやゆび— thumb

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