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ๅ‹
ๅ‹
4 strokes
Frequency: 622
JLPT N4
Grade 2

Meanings

friend

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒฆใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใจใ‚‚
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ†
ใฉ
ใ‚†

Common Words

ๅ‹ใ ใก
ใจใ‚‚ใ ใก
Noun
Freq #654
1

friend; companion

Examples
็Šฌใฏไบบ้–“ใฎๆœ€ใ‚‚่ฆชใ—ใ„ๅ‹้”ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Dogs are man's closest friends.
ใƒกใ‚ฐใฏๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ๅ‹้”ใ‚’ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ๅพ—ใŸใ€‚
Meg acquired many new friends.
ใ‚†ใ†ใ˜ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #1068
1

More formal than ๅ‹้”

friend

Examples
็งใฎๅ‹ไบบใฎ๏ผ‘ไบบใŒ็งใซไผšใ„ใซใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
A friend of mine came to see me.
ใ—ใ‚“ใ‚†ใ†
Noun
Freq #3245
1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

Examples
ใƒˆใƒ ใจใƒ•ใƒฉใƒณใ‚ฏใฏ่ฆชๅ‹ใ ใ€‚
Tom and Frank are good friends.
ๆœ‹
ใจใ‚‚
Noun
Freq #3856
1

friend; companion; comrade; pal

Examples
ใพใ•ใ‹ใฎๆ™‚ใฎๅ‹ใ“ใ็œŸใฎๅ‹ใ€‚
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
2

accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement; accessory

ใ‚†ใ†ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†
Noun
Freq #4745
1

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

Examples
ๅฝผใซใฏๅ‹ๆƒ…ใจใ„ใ†ใ‚‚ใฎใฎใ‚ˆใ•ใŒ็†่งฃใงใใชใ„ใ€‚
He cannot appreciate friendship.
ใ‚†ใ†ใ“ใ†ใฆใ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #13048
1

friendly; amicable

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ้žๅ‹ๅฅฝ็š„ใชๆ…‹ๅบฆใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
She had an unfriendly attitude.
ใ›ใ‚“ใ‚†ใ†
Noun
Freq #15235
1

comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier

ใ“ใ†ใ‚†ใ†ใ‹ใ‚“ใ‘ใ„
Noun
Freq #18706
1

one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends

ใ‚†ใ†ใ“ใ†
Noun
Freq #19109
1

friendship

ใใ‚…ใ†ใ‚†ใ†
Noun
Freq #21624
1

old friend; old pal

Examples
็งใฏใ€ๅถ็„ถๆ—งๅ‹ใซไผšใฃใŸใ€‚
I met an old friend by chance.
๐ŸŽ“

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