Kanji: 友 tomo friend
A picture of a friend giving another friend a hand.
JLPT N5: 16 / 100 | 4 Strokes
友
On: ユウ Kun: とも Meaning: friend |
This kanji is often used with words dealing with friendliness.
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Examples:
- 友達 tomo dachi – friends, a friend
- 友情 yuu jou – friendship
- 友好国 yuu kou koku – a friendly nation
Example Sentence:
途中で友達に会いました。
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)]
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