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顔なじみ[かおなじみ] (kaonajimi)

familiar face; friend

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Meaning

顔なじみ (かおなじみ, kaonajimi) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “familiar face; friend”.

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Example sentences 7

彼かれはその店みせでは顔かおなじみだ

He is a regular in that shop.

彼はその店の顔なじみだ.

He's a familiar face in the restaurant.

彼とは顔なじみでね、たびたび来るからさ。

I'm on familiar terms with him; I come here often, you know.

顔なじみafamiliarface今度の学校には顔なじみがたくさんある

There are many old familiar faces in my new school.

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