ダチ

See also: たち

Japanese

Etymology

Clipping of 友達 (tomodachi, “friend”).

Noun

ダチ • (dachi) 

1. (colloquial) a buddy; a pal; a mate
   • 2006 July 9, Nobuhiro Watsuki, “第(だい)十(じゅう)五(ご)幕(まく)　「逃(とう)走(そう)麗(れい)女(じょ)」 [Act 15: “Escaped Beauty”]”, in るろうに剣(けん)心(しん)　—明(めい)治(じ)剣(けん)客(かく)浪(ろ)漫(まん)譚(たん)— (るろうに剣(けん)心(しん)　—明(めい)治(じ)剣(けん)客(かく)浪(ろ)漫(まん)譚(たん)—) [Rurōni Kenshin: Ballad of a Meiji Swordsroamer], kanzenban edition, volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 142:

     野(や)郎(ろう)　よくも俺(おれ)の仲(ダ)間(チ)を‼

     Yarō Yoku mo ore no dachi o‼

     Asshole! How dare you hurt my buddies!?