N5 Kanji Course

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Marshall

N5 Kanji 22: 友

Meaning of kanji 友:

In Japanese, 友 means “friend”.

How to read kanji 友:

Kunyomi	とも
Onyomi	ゆう

How to write kanji 友:

Origin of kanji 友:

You can see two hands here.
If you are friends，you will live together hands by hands, so 友 stands for “friend”.

Development of kanji 友:

Vocabulary containing kanji 友:

Level	Word	Reading	Meaning
Basic	友達	ともだち	friend
Inter	友人	ゆうじん	friend
Inter	友	とも	friend
Inter	親友	しんゆう	close friend
Adv	友情	ゆうじょう	friendship
Adv	友好	ゆうこう	friendly
H_Adv	交友	こうゆう	friendship

Example Sentences of kanji 友:

親友は何人いる？
How many close friends do you have?

友達に会った。
I met a friend.

友達が欲しい。
I want a friend.

二人は友達なの？
Are you two friends?

クラスに友達いる？
Do you have friends in your class?

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