Kanji: 友 tomo friend

A picture of a friend giving another friend a hand.
              JLPT N5: 16 / 100 | 4 Strokes

This kanji is often used with words dealing with friendliness.

Stroke Order:

Examples:

• 友達 tomo dachi – friends, a friend
• 友情 yuu jou – friendship
• 友好国 yuu kou koku – a friendly nation

Example Sentence:

途中(とちゅう)で友達(ともだち)に会(あ)いました。

tochuu de tomodachi ni aimashita.
On the way, I ran into a friend.

• 途中で on the way [途中 tochuu is a very useful word to indicate something happening on the way to somewhere.]
• 友達 friend
• に会いました met; saw [in Japanese to "see" a friend, use 会う (to meet)]