Illustration: At a neighborhood café, a seated adult spots a familiar person arriving and immediately lifts a hand in a broad, relaxed greeting. Their other hand pulls out the empty chair opposite, where a second cup has already been placed.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

友ゆう人じん

yuujin

friend

More formal than 友達. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

私わたしの友人ゆうじんの１人にんが私わたしに会あいにきました。
A friend of mine came to see me.
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彼かれは親したしい友人ゆうじんだ。
He is my close friend.
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トムは私わたしの友人ゆうじんです。
Tom is a friend of mine.
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Kanji in 友人

友friendOnユウKunとも
人personOnジン・ニンKunひと

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