The Japanese word for friend is
友達
ともだち - tomodachi友-friend (tomo), 達-(dachi)
Japanese Definition
| friend | |
| 1. 名詞. 友達、友人。 | |
| 2. 名詞. 交際している異性。恋人。ボーイフレンド又はガールフレンド。 | |
| 3. 名詞. 同盟者、協力者、味方。 | |
| 4. 名詞. 知り合い。知己。(特に、a friend又はa friend of a friend)匿名者。 | |
| 5. 名詞. 支持者、応援者。 | |
| 6. 名詞. （比喩）よく使うもの。 | |
| Google is your friend. | |
| 7. 名詞. (口語) （知らない人に向かって）呼びかけの時に使う言葉。 | |
| You'd better watch it, friend. | |
| 8. 動詞. 友人として振舞う。 |
Translations for friend and their definitions
| 友達 | |
| 1. n. friend |
| 友人 | |
| 1. n. (formal) friend |
| 朋友 | |
| 1. n. (ja-altread, hira=ぼうゆう, hhira=ぼういう) | |
| 2. n. (uncommon) a friend | |
| (synonyms, ja, 友達, tr=tomodachi, 仲間, tr2=nakama, 友人, tr3=yūjin) q, more common | |
| (antonyms, ja, 仇敵, tr=kyūteki) | |
| 3. n. (slang dated) a friend |
| 彼氏 | |
| 1. pron. he; him | |
| 2. n. a boyfriend (male partner in a romantic relationship) |
| なかま | |
| 1. n. 仲間: a companion, a peer |
| 彼女 | |
| 1. pron. (formal) (Female third-person singular pronoun); she, her | |
| 彼氏彼女の事情 - His and Her Circumstances | |
| 2. pron. (colloquial vulgar) (Used as a second-person singular pronoun to an unknown young woman by a man, especially in the vocative mood in a vulgar way.) | |
| ヘイ彼女、お茶しない？ - Hey girl, do you want a cup of tea? | |
| 3. n. (colloquial) a girlfriend (a female partner in a romantic relationship) | |
| あぁ、彼女がほしいなぁ… - Man, I wish I had a girlfriend… | |
| 4. n. Usage: * (U:ja:infkata, カノジョ) |
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(tomodachi)
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