人間関係|にんげんかんけいningenkankei
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- nounhuman relations; personal relationships
- Synonym間柄あいだがらNeutralA specific relationship between two people, as in 「親しい間柄」; 「人間関係」 covers the whole web of relations within an organization.
- Synonym結びつきむすびつきNeutralTies or bonding between linked things, as in 「地域の結びつき」; stresses mutual connection and is not limited to people.
- RelatedコネクションNeutralLoanword for ties or connections; also useful contacts and pull, as in 「政界とのコネクション」.
- Related仲なかNeutralThe rapport between people: how close they are and whether they get along, as in 「仲がいい」.
- Related縁故えんこWrittenFormal, written word for ties by blood or marriage, and personal connections generally, as in 「縁故採用」「縁故を頼る」; narrower in range than 「人間関係」.
- RelatedコネNeutralColloquial for pull or backing, as in 「コネで入社」; often carries a disapproving nuance.
- Related係り合いかかりあいNeutralA written-style term for involvement or entanglement, as in 「事件との係り合い」; tends to have a negative shade.
- Related関わりかかわりNeutralConnection or involvement with something, as in 「事件との関わり」; its range is broad, covering ties to events and matters.
- Related関わり合いかかわりあいNeutralBeing entangled or mixed up in something, as in 「関わり合いになりたくない」; suggests trouble you would rather avoid.
Use 「人間関係」 for personal relations in an organization or society, as in 「職場の人間関係」「人間関係に悩む」. 「間柄」 is for the relationship between two people, 「仲」 for how well they get along, 「コネ」 for pull or useful contacts. 「関わり」 and 「係り合い」 are involvement with something, the latter often negative; 「関わり合い」 suggests trouble; 「縁故」 is formal, for kinship ties; 「結びつき」 is a bond not limited to people.
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