英和和英

読み方 なじむ

他動詞

1

（＝人に馴染む）to become attached to （one）; to cotton to （one）; to take to （one）

用例

• 生徒は先生になじんでいる
  The boys are attached to their teacher.

• 子どもはじきに乳母になじみます
  The child will soon become attached to its nurse.
• 日本犬は知らない人になじまない
  Japanese dogs do not take to strangers.

2

（＝物に馴染む）to grow accustomed to （one's work）; to adapt itself to （the climate）; to fall into （the custom）:（着物などなら）to come to fit; to come to set; to wear to one's shape

用例

• 彼は仕事になじんできたと見える
  He seems to be growing accustomed to his work
  He is setting to the collar.

• 身体は気候になじむ
  The body adapts itself to the climate.
• 上衣は着ていると身体になじむ
  A coat gets to set well with wearing
  A coat wears to your shape.
• 帽子はかぶっていると頭になじむ
  A hat gets to fit you with wearing
  A hat wears to your head.
• 日本ふうになじむ西洋人は少ない
  Few foreigners fall into Japanese customs.

3

（＝場所に馴染む）to become attached to （a place）; to grow accustomed to （a place）:（人が風土に馴染む）to become acclimated to （a place）:（動植物なら）to become acclimatized to （a place）

用例

• せっかくなじみかけたところを去るのは残念だ
  I am sorry to leave a place to which I am getting attached.

• 日本人は暖国と寒国とどちらになじみやすいか
  Which does a Japanese more easily become acclimated to, a hot or a cold country?
• 日本の風土に馴染まない動植物がある
  Some animals and plants do not become acclimatized to Japan.
• 久しく旅行をしていたのでどうやら気分が自分の家になじまない
  A long journey makes me feel myself a stranger to my own home.