友人
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 友人
1
More formal than 友達
friend
Examples
私の友人の１人が私に会いにきました。
A friend of mine came to see me.
Kanji in this Word
友
4 strokes
Frequency: 622
JLPT N4
Grade 2
Meanings
friend
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ユウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
とも
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
う
ど
ゆ
人
2 strokes
Frequency: 5
JLPT N4
Grade 1
Meanings
person
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジン
ニン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ひと
-り
-と
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
じ
と
ね
ひこ
ふみ
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