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The Japanese word for friend is
友達

ともだち - tomodachi
友-friend (tomo), 達-(dachi)



friend

Japanese Definition


friend
     1. 名詞. 友達ともだち、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


なかま
     1. n. 仲間: a companion, a peer


彼氏
     1. pron. he; him
     2. n. a boyfriend (male partner in a romantic relationship)


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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