顔なじみ・顔馴染み・顔馴染|かおなじみkaonajimi[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. no-adjectiveacquaintance; friend; familiar face

• Synonym顔見知りかおみしりNeutralSomeone whose face you know but who isn't close, as in 「顔見知りの店員」; 「顔なじみ」 suggests a warmer, more familiar relationship.
• Synonym近づきちかづきNeutralGetting acquainted with someone, or a person you already know; its honorific form 「お近づき」 is common in 「お近づきの印に」.
• Synonym面識めんしきNeutralRefers to having met and knowing each other, as in 「面識がない」; somewhat formal, and without the closeness of 「顔なじみ」.
• Related知り合いしりあいNeutralA broad term for anyone you know; unlike 「顔なじみ」 it doesn't imply seeing them often, as in 「知り合いの紹介」.
• Relatedお近づきおちかづきFormalHonorific word for becoming acquainted with someone, as in 「お近づきの印に」; more formal than the everyday 「顔なじみ」.
• Related相識そうしきWrittenWritten, old-fashioned word for an acquaintance; not used in daily conversation — just say 「知り合い」.
• Antonym初対面しょたいめんNeutralA first meeting with someone; the opposite of 「顔なじみ」, which is for people you see regularly.

「顔なじみ」 is for someone you see often and know well, as in 「店の顔なじみ」. 「顔見知り」 is a face you merely recognize; 「知り合い」 any acquaintance. 「お近づき」/「近づき」 cover getting acquainted, 「面識」 whether you've met, 「初対面」 a first meeting; 「相識」 is dated written style.

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1. 何度なんども会あって顔かおを知しっている間柄あいだがらの人ひと。