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友 kanji
friend
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
On readings
ユウ
Kun readings
とも
Words with 友
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N3親友Popularclose friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
- N3友情Popularfriendship; fellowship; camaraderie
- N3友人Popularfriend
- N2友好Popularfriendship
- —学友Popularschool friend
- —交友Popularfriend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
- —盟友Popularsworn friend
- —友愛Popularfraternity; friendship
- —僚友Popularcolleague; workmate; comrade; coworker
- —戦友Popularcomrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
- —血友病Popularhemophilia; haemophilia
- —友friend; affection (for siblings)
- —悪友undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; bad influence; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
- —畏友one's esteemed friend
- —益友good friend; useful friend
- —級友classmate; friend in the same class
- —旧友old friend; old pal
- —校友schoolmate; alumnus
- —師友teachers and friends; greatly respected friend (with much to teach one); friend who is greatly respected (as one's teacher)
- —俳友(haiku) poetry pals