友

Organization name

Sumitomo Zaibatsu

Organization name

Japan-China Friendship Association

friends from the same hometown

bad friend; friend with disadvantages

fellow party member

friend of the party; party supporter; party sympathizer

From Confucius

three kinds of beneficial friends: straightforward, sincere, and well-informed ones

Slang

fuck buddy

Company name

Sumitomo Trust and Banking Company, Limited

From Mencius

by reading books you can count the wise philosophers of the past as friends

Reiyukai (Buddhist sect founded in 1919 as an offshoot of Nichiren Buddhism)

From Confucius

three kinds of harmful friends: hypocritical, sycophantic, and glib-talking ones

Company name

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance

friend who gives frank advice; critical friend

Organization name

Kyoyukai (Hyogo-based yakuza syndicate)

mountaineering club

social organisation for people originating from the same town, village, or island who live in an urban center far from home (predominantly used by people from Okinawa)

Polite

friend

Used by parents, guardians, etc.

child (one does not know); another child; other children

Company name

Sumitomo Sitix Corporation

Organization name

Sumitomo Marine and Fire Insurance Company, Limited

Company name

Sumitomo Life Insurance Company

Company name

Sumitomo Realty and Development Co. Ltd.

Family or surname

Seiyū

Company name

Seiyu corporation

Company name

DongWoo Animation Ltd.

Event

Moritomo Gakuen scandal (2017)