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ๅ‹
JLPT N5 SL2 4 strokes Frequency: #622

Meanings

Friend

Radicals

ๅˆ

Decomposition

โฟธ๏ผŸๅˆ

Etymology

Ideographic: Two handsย ๅˆ joined, representing friendship;ย ๅˆ also provides the pronunciation

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 4

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-to-top
2 diagonal top-to-bottom
3 corner top-to-bottom
4 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ใƒฆใ‚ฆ yuu
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
ใจใ‚‚ tomo

Words Using This Kanji

160 words total
Other (20 words)
ๅ‹่ˆน ใจใ‚‚ใถใญ

consort ship

ๅ‹้”็”ณ่ซ‹ ใจใ‚‚ใ ใกใ—ใ‚“ใ›ใ„

friend request (e.g. on a social network)

ๅ‹ไบบไพกๆ ผ ใ‚†ใ†ใ˜ใ‚“ใ‹ใ‹ใ

mate's rate

ใ‚บใƒƒๅ‹ ใ‚บใƒƒใจใ‚‚

friends forever

ใ‚ธใƒ ๅ‹ ใ‚ธใƒ ใจใ‚‚

gym friend

ไผšๅฟƒใฎๅ‹ ใ‹ใ„ใ—ใ‚“ใฎใจใ‚‚

kindred soul

ไบฌๅ‹็ฆ… ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚†ใ†ใœใ‚“

Kyoyuzen dyeing

ๅ‹้”ไปฅไธŠ ใจใ‚‚ใ ใกใ„ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†

more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)

ๆๅ‹ ใใ‚“ใ‚†ใ†

bad friend

ๆ่€…ไธ‰ๅ‹ ใใ‚“ใ—ใ‚ƒใ•ใ‚“ใ‚†ใ†

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

ๅคไผ‘ใฟใฎๅ‹ ใชใคใ‚„ใ™ใฟใฎใจใ‚‚

booklet with homework assignments for the summer vacation

ไบ‰ๅ‹ ใใ†ใ‚†ใ†

friend who gives frank advice

ๅ‹ๅฅฝ้ƒฝๅธ‚ ใ‚†ใ†ใ“ใ†ใจใ—

sister city

ๅทฑใซๅฆ‚ใ‹ใ–ใ‚‹่€…ใ‚’ๅ‹ใจใ™ใ‚‹ใชใ‹ใ‚Œ ใŠใฎใ‚Œใซใ—ใ‹ใ–ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’ใจใ‚‚ใจใ™ใ‚‹ใชใ‹ใ‚Œ

do not befriend those beneath you

ๆญณๅฏ’ไธ‰ๅ‹ ใ•ใ„ใ‹ใ‚“ใ•ใ‚“ใ‚†ใ†

the three friends of winter (pine, bamboo and plum)

ๆŒใคในใใ‚‚ใฎใฏๅ‹ ใ‚‚ใคในใใ‚‚ใฎใฏใจใ‚‚

a friend is a good thing to have

ๆŒใคในใใ‚‚ใฎใฏๅ‹ไบบ ใ‚‚ใคในใใ‚‚ใฎใฏใ‚†ใ†ใ˜ใ‚“

a friend is a good thing to have

้ฃฒใฟๅ‹้” ใฎใฟใจใ‚‚ใ ใก

drinking buddy

ๅ‹้”ไปฅไธŠๆ‹ไบบๆœชๆบ€ ใจใ‚‚ใ ใกใ„ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ“ใ„ใณใจใฟใพใ‚“

more than friends, less than lovers

ๅฟƒๅ‹ ใ—ใ‚“ใ‚†ใ†

bosom friend