懇親|こんしんkonshin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfriendship; intimacy

• Synonym親交しんこうWrittenWritten word for the relationship of close association; stresses an existing friendship, as in 「親交が深い」.
• Synonym親密しんみつNeutralNeutral word for a close relationship; very broad, covering both personal and international relations.
• Synonym仲良しなかよしCasualColloquial word for being good friends; used mostly of children and friends.
• Synonym昵懇じっこんWrittenWritten, old-fashioned word for a close relationship, as in 「昵懇の間柄」; 「懇親」 is mostly used for mingling at events like 「懇親会」.
• Synonym交情こうじょうWrittenWritten, rare word for the friendship or bond itself, not for socializing or gatherings.
• Synonym別懇べっこんWrittenWritten, rare word for an especially close relationship; 「懇親」 stresses mingling and deepening friendship together.
• Synonym親近しんきんNeutralNeutral word for feeling close to someone, mostly as 「親近感」; stresses the psychological sense of affinity.
• Synonym昵近じっきんWrittenWritten, rare word for being close and familiar; describes the state of a relationship, not a social event.
• Synonym親しさしたしさNeutralEveryday noun for the degree of closeness; stresses the feeling, not socializing activities.
• RelatedおなじみNeutralColloquial word for something or someone familiar, as in 「おなじみの曲」.
• Related友好ゆうこうNeutralNeutral word for friendly relations between countries, groups or individuals, as in 「友好関係」; 「懇親」 is about mingling in person.
• Related爾汝の交わりじじょのまじわりWrittenLiterary idiom for a friendship so close the two can drop polite speech and address each other familiarly.
• Related馴染みなじみNeutralNeutral word for familiarity from long association, as in 「昔なじみ」; stresses being well acquainted over time.
• RelatedよしみWrittenWritten word for friendship or a bond, often as 「同郷のよしみ」 (being from the same hometown).
• Antonym疎遠そえんNeutralAntonym: drifting apart and losing contact, the opposite of the warm mingling of 「懇親」.
• Antonym反目はんもくWrittenAntonym: written word for feuding or mutual hostility, the opposite of 「懇親」.

Use 「懇親」 for mingling and deepening friendship, as in 「懇親会」「懇親を深める」「懇親を図る」. For a close relationship say 「親密」, for a deep friendship 「親交」, and colloquially 「仲良し」 for good friends. The opposite is 「疎遠」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 懇ねんごろに親交しんこうすること。
2. 打ち解うちとけて交際こうさいすること。
3. とても親したしいさま。