馴染む

• 読み: なじむ
• ローマ字: najimu
• 漢字の分解: 馴 (jun/na) — tame, accustom; 染 (sen/ji) — dye, permeate
• 発音: /na.dʑi.mɯ/

意味

To become familiar with; to fit in naturally; to blend into a new environment, group, or material.

A Group 1 (godan) verb. 馴染む describes the gradual process of becoming comfortable, integrated, or compatible with something. A new employee who fits into a company culture, a dye that soaks evenly into fabric, or a new neighbourhood that starts to feel like home — all can 馴染む. The process is organic rather than forced, implying a natural accommodation over time. Its opposite might be 浮く (to stand out, to not fit in).

例文

1. 転校してすぐはなかなか馴染めなかったが、三ヶ月も経つとクラスに打ち解けた。
2. この革靴は最初は硬かったが、履き込むうちに足の形に馴染んできた。
3. 古い街並みに馴染むデザインの建物を建てることが、景観保護の観点から求められている。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, workplace, social life, design

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 馴 (also written 慣) means to tame or accustom, originally referring to domesticating animals. Combined with the verb ending 染む (to permeate, to soak in), the word conveys the idea of something slowly being absorbed into or attuned to its surroundings.

文化的背景

時代: Contemporary

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General