► 名詞
付き合い [(3)つきあい] meaning: friend rank: 1
☆ 彼とはもう四十年以上の付き合いだ ⇨ I’ve known him for more than 40 years (☛ Friendship)
友達 [ともだち] meaning: friend rank: 1
☆ 彼とは子供の時から友達だ ⇨ He and I have been friends since childhood
仲間 [なかま] meaning: friend rank: 1
☆ 私の自転車仲間 ⇨ My cycling friends (☛ A group of people with same interests)
☆ 警察とマフィアは実は仲間だ ⇨ Police and mafias are actually buddies (☛ A group of people with same interests)
知り合い [しりあい] meaning: friend rank: 2
☆ 彼はただの知り合いだ ⇨ He is just an acquaintance of mine
☆ 私の知り合いで税理士の人がいる ⇨ I have an acquaintance who is a tax lawyer (☛ It can vary from just an acquaintance to a real friend)
友 [(1)とも] [liter] meaning: friend rank: 2
☆ 戦場の友 ⇨ Friends on the battlefield
友人 [ゆうじん] [liter] meaning: friend rank: 2
☆ 私の長年の友人 ⇨ My long-time friend
だち [(2)だち] [coll] [peer] [男] meaning: friend rank: 3
☆ 俺のダチ ⇨ My buddy, pal (☛ An abbreviation of ともだち)
☆ 飲みダチが集まった ⇨ Our drinking buddies got together (☛ An abbreviation of ともだち)
知人 [ちじん] [liter] meaning: friend rank: 3
☆ 私の知人 ⇨ My acquaintance
友好 [ゆうこう] meaning: friend rank: 3
☆ 両国は長年友好関係にある ⇨ The two countries have had a friendly relationship for many years
友情 [ゆうじょう] [liter] meaning: friend rank: 3
☆ 固い友情 ⇨ A firm friendship
悪友 [あくゆう] meaning: friend rank: 4
☆ 彼は学生の時からの悪友だ ⇨ He is my bad buddy, an accomplice, since school days (☛ Literally “bad friend”. Usually used jokingly)
幼馴染 [(4)おさななじみ] meaning: friend rank: 4
☆ 僕と彼女は幼馴染だ ⇨ She and I have known each other since we were little kids (☛ A childhood friend)
交友 [こうゆう] meaning: friend rank: 4
☆ 彼は交友関係が広い ⇨ He was a broad range of friendship
飲み友達 [のみともだち] meaning: friend rank: 4
☆ 彼は僕の飲み友達だ ⇨ He is my drinking buddy