間柄

Japanese edit

Compound of Old Japanese-derived elements 間 (aida, “between; relations”) +‎ 柄 (-gara, “quality, characteristics”).

間(あいだ)柄(がら) • (aidagara) ^{←あひだがら (afidagara)^?}

a relationship
親子(おやこ)の間柄(あいだがら)は難(むずか)しいです。
Oyako no aidagara wa muzukashii desu.
The parent-child relationship is difficult.
terms, as in friendly or hostile
喧嘩(けんか)するくせに、その二人(ふたり)は意外(いがい)とすごくいい間柄(あいだがら)となっている。
Kenka suru kuse ni, sono futari wa igai to sugoku ii aidagara to natte iru.
Though they fight, those two are surprisingly on very good terms.

間柄 describes relationships between people. For broader usage (e.g relationship between Chinese and Japanese language), use 関係.

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN